old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  import sys
  import pdb
  
  def returnCollapsedLine(line):
      fields = splitLine(line)
      for idx in range(11, len(fields)):
          if fields[idx] == '':
              fields[idx] = ''
          else:
              fields[idx] = '1'
      return ','.join(fields)
  
  def splitLine(line):
      fields = line.strip().split(',"')
      for idx in xrange(0, len(fields)):
          fields[idx] = fields[idx].translate(None, '",')
      return fields
  
  firstLine = True
  with open(sys.argv[1], "rU") as fhi:
      with open(sys.argv[2],'w') as fho:
          for line in fhi:
              if firstLine:
                  firstLine = False
                  fho.write(','.join(splitLine(line)) + "\n");
              else:
                  fho.write(returnCollapsedLine(line)+"\n")
  
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  import sys
  import pdb
  import argparse
  
  def collect_args():
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Minimise a ROARY csv file")
      parser.add_argument('-i', '--fileIn', type = str, required = True, help='Path to ROARY CSV file (required)')
      parser.add_argument('-o', '--fileOut', type = str, required = True, help='Output path (minimised ROARY CSV) (required)')
      return parser.parse_args()
  
  def returnCollapsedLine(line):
      fields = splitLine(line)
      for idx in range(11, len(fields)):
          if fields[idx] == '':
              fields[idx] = ''
          else:
              fields[idx] = '1'
      return ','.join(fields)
  
  def splitLine(line):
      fields = line.strip().split(',"')
      for idx in xrange(0, len(fields)):
          fields[idx] = fields[idx].translate(None, '",')
      return fields
  
  def main():
      args = collect_args()
      firstLine = True
      with open(args.fileIn, "rU") as fhi:
          with open(args.fileOut,'w') as fho:
              for line in fhi:
                  if firstLine:
                      firstLine = False
                      fho.write(','.join(splitLine(line)) + "\n");
                  else:
                      fho.write(returnCollapsedLine(line) + "\n")
  
  if __name__== "__main__":
      main()
  
subject: add usage args to minimise ROARY script