read_csv and Its Useful Options
Separators, headers, and index columns.
Data Lives in Files
Real analysis starts with a file on disk. The most common one in data science is the humble CSV: plain text, one row per line. 📄
One Function to Rule Them
pandas reads a CSV with a single call: read_csv. Hand it a path and you get back a ready-to-use DataFrame.
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("sales.csv")All lessons in this course
- read_csv and Its Useful Options
- Open Excel Sheets in pandas
- Parse Dates and Set dtypes on Load
- Save Results to CSV and Excel