import codecs

def flipper(filename):
        """Flip a CSV file so rows become columns and vice versa"""
        flippedData = []
        i = 0
        f = codecs.open(filename, 'r', 'utf8')
        for line in f:
            fields = line.split(',')
            if i == 0:
                for j in range(len(fields)):
                    flippedData.append([])
            i += 1
            for j in range(len(fields)):
                flippedData[j].append(fields[j])
        f.close()
        return flippedData