bca_survival.tools.bca_merger module

bca_merger - A CLI tool to merge two Excel files based on ID columns.

Usage:

bca_merger <first_file> <second_file> <id_column_name>

param first_file Path to the first Excel file:

param second_file Path to the second Excel file:

param id_column_name Name of the ID column in the first file to match with ‘StudyID’ in the second file:

bca_survival.tools.bca_merger.merge_files(first_file_path, second_file_path, id_column_name)[source]

Merge two Excel files based on ID columns.

Parameters:

  • first_file_path (Union[str, Path]) – Path to the first Excel file

  • second_file_path (Union[str, Path]) – Path to the second Excel file

  • id_column_name (str) – Name of the ID column in the first file

Returns:

True if merge was successful, False otherwise

Return type:

bool

bca_survival.tools.bca_merger.main()[source]

Main function to parse command line arguments and execute the merge.

Return type:

None