Refactor shodan convert command to use Pandas about shodan-python HOT 3 OPEN

@achillean do you think you would be interested in a PR for this issue?

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There are some challenges:

1. The shodan package currently works across a lot of Python versions, including Python 2.7.
2. The dependencies for Pandas would substantially increase the size of the shodan package.

The current CLI was written before a lot of the data science packages became prominent and it would be nice to have a way to efficiently filter by columns, manage schemas etc. but I don't want to break existing scripts. I don't know when I'm ready to kill Python2.7 support but we still get support tickets from people that use it.

I think it would be better to split breaking changes into click plugins or otherwise offer it as an optional component. The current CLI is already setup to allow 3rd-parties to create subcommands as outlined on: https://github.com/click-contrib/click-plugins

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@achillean I would definitely be interested in creating plugins for the Shodan CLI. Looking at the repo that you linked, it wouldn't be too much of an effort.

If I were to create plugins that supported my proposed functionality, would you be willing to incorporate them into the Shodan CLI? It sounds like the answer would be "yes"? 😄

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