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Basic CSV file import and exploration with Pandas — first steps.
Having recently begun to use the Python pandas library in my day job to mitigate mostly redundant tasks with CSV files, I thought to step outside of my normal — and more comfortable wheelhouse — SQL, to share some of the beginner pandas things I am learning and using. The simple fact remains: the more I use pandas, the more I like it. Although the data set used here is not the same as the one I interact with at work, the same principles carry over.
OS and software used:
- Xubuntu Linux 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
- Python 3.7.4
- pandas-0.25.0
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It’s no secret that CSV files are used everywhere. Python itself has fantastic support for working with CSV files and data, out of the box, by way of the CSV module. However, I have really taken a liking to the pandas library for its CSV functionality.
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Originally published at https://joshuaotwell.com on July 31, 2019.
