Reading Data

Pandas can read data from many file formats. In the browser, we'll simulate loading data from strings.

Reading CSV Data

Use pd.read_csv() with a StringIO object to parse CSV strings:

CSV Options

Customize how CSV is parsed:

Reading JSON Data

Parse JSON strings or structures:

Inspecting Loaded Data

After loading, always inspect your data:

Exercise: Parse CSV

Exercise: Inspect DataFrame

Key Points

• pd.read_csv() parses CSV data
• Use StringIO to read from strings in browser
• sep= parameter for custom delimiters
• pd.read_json() parses JSON data
• Always inspect data with .head(), .shape, .dtypes