Rename 3 scripts; Clean up HOWTO a bit

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Convert JSON to CSV format
+#
+# References:
+# [1] https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html
+# [2] https://docs.python.org/3/library/csv.html
+# [3] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1871524/convert-from-json-to-csv-using-python
+# [4] http://json.parser.online.fr/
+#
+#
+# Weitian LI <liweitianux@gmail.com>
+# Created: 2012-08-31
+#
+# ChangeLogs:
+# v3.5, 2015-11-09
+#   * Get column keys from the first input json block
+#   * Use python3
+# v3.4, 2015-11-09
+#   * Add keys 'XPEAK_RA', 'XPEAK_DEC', and 'XPEAK_XCNTRD_dist (pix)'
+#   * Add 'colkeys' to record CSV column keys
+#   * Update file header description
+# v3.3, 2013-10-14
+#   * add key `Unified Name'
+# v3.2, 2013-05-29
+#   * add key `XCNTRD_RA, XCNTRD_DEC'
+# v3.1, 2013-05-18
+#   * add key `Feature', corresponding to `collectdata_v3.1'
+#
+
+import sys
+import csv
+import json
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+argc = len(sys.argv)
+if (argc != 3):
+    print("usage:")
+    print("    "+ sys.argv[0]+ " <input_json> <output_csv>")
+    sys.exit(255)
+
+infile = open(sys.argv[1], 'r')
+data = json.load(infile, object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
+infile.close()
+
+# column keys
+colkeys = list(data[0].keys())
+
+with open(sys.argv[2], 'w') as csvfile:
+    outfile_writer = csv.writer(csvfile)
+    # CSV header row
+    outfile_writer.writerow(colkeys)
+    # CSV data rows
+    for row in data:
+        outfile_writer.writerow([ row.get(key) for key in colkeys ])
+
+#  vim: set ts=4 sw=4 tw=0 fenc=utf-8 ft=python: #