from matplotlib import mlab
from pylab import figure, show
a = mlab.csv2rec('data/msft.csv')
a.sort()
print a.dtype
fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
ax.plot(a.date, a.adj_close, '-')
fig.autofmt_xdate()
mlab.rec2excel(a, 'test.xls', colnum=4)
show()