Python

CSV file converted to PDF, with variable column widths and footers Printing a CSV file as a nicely formatted table is easy if you import it first into a spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc. I found it surprisingly hard using common Unix utilities. Toolchains like Latex are overkill, designed for complex publishing. My typical use cases are simple. I want to dump selected fields exported from an application like my Kanboard task list on a single sheet of paper, without over-running the margins.

Asana is a great task manager for individuals and teams. I’ve used it on the job, to help me track new issues. The main feature I miss is the ability to save all your tasks to a local file. Asana’s built-in export truncates the output at 500 records. This limits your ability to work with the data in other applications, or switch to another service. Fortunately, you can export all your entries using the Asana API and a bit of Python.