Converts a comma delimited csv file containing a header row into a json file

csv-with-header_2_json.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import json
import csv

csv_file_path = "/Users/user/Downloads/file.csv"
json_file_path = "/Users/user/Downloads/file.json"


def step1(csv_file_path, json_file_path):
    with open(csv_file_path, "r") as csv_file:
        reader = csv.reader(csv_file)
        headers = next(reader)   
        data = []
        for row in reader:
            data.append(dict(zip(headers, row)))
    with open(json_file_path, "w") as json_file:
        json.dump(data, json_file)  
    step2()


def step2():
    global records
    global data
    f = open(json_file_path)
    data = json.load(f)
    f.close()
    records = len(data)
    # print(data)
    # print(records)

step1(csv_file_path, json_file_path)