convert_to_md_table_format.ipynb

Kernel: Python 2 (SageMath)

s = """date,go_num,badge_num,initial_call_type,final_call_type,how_received
2017-07-22,2017-267536,5836,NARC,188,Onview
2017-07-22,2017-267600,5790,NARC,Narcotics Other,Onview
2017-07-22,2017-267672,7732,DOWN1,Mischief or Nuisance Mischief or Nuisance,Onview
2017-07-22,2017-267780,7515,CRISIS,Mental Complaint Mental Complaint,Onview"""

s = s.split('\n')
new_format = ''
new_format += '|' + '|'.join(s[0].split(',')) + '|\n'
new_format += '|' + '|'.join(['-'*len(c) for c in s[0].split(',')]) + '|\n'
for line in s[1:]:
    new_format += '|' + '|'.join(line.split(',')) + '|\n'

print new_format

|date|go_num|badge_num|initial_call_type|final_call_type|how_received|
|----|------|---------|-----------------|---------------|------------|
|2017-07-22|2017-267536|5836|NARC|188|Onview|
|2017-07-22|2017-267600|5790|NARC|Narcotics Other|Onview|
|2017-07-22|2017-267672|7732|DOWN1|Mischief or Nuisance Mischief or Nuisance|Onview|
|2017-07-22|2017-267780|7515|CRISIS|Mental Complaint Mental Complaint|Onview|