json2table.py

def json2table(json_file, **kwds):
    import pandas
    df = pandas.read_json(json_file, **kwds)
    df = df.set_index(df.columns[0])
    with pandas.option_context("display.max_rows", None,
                               "display.max_columns", None):
        print(df)


def make_parser(doc=__doc__):
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=doc)
    parser.add_argument('--orient', default='records')
    parser.add_argument('json_file', type=argparse.FileType(),
                        nargs='?', default='-')
    return parser


def main(args=None):
    parser = make_parser()
    ns = parser.parse_args(args)
    json2table(**vars(ns))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()