Practice Reading Data Files Using Pandas (4.4)

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Question 1.
What function do you use to read a CSV file in Pandas?
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Think about the format you're dealing with.
Question 2.
What does df.head() do?
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It's great for quick data inspection.
3Question 3.
What method is used to read a CSV file in Pandas?
- pd.read_csv()
- pd.load_csv()
- pd.get_csv()
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It's straightforward and begins with 'pd'.
4Question 4.
True or False: You can load multiple sheets at the same time from an Excel file using Pandas.
- True
- False
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Consider how sheets are organized in Excel.
Question 5.
How would you handle a CSV file where the delimiter is a semicolon instead of a comma? Write the code using Pandas.
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Look for the parameter that specifies the delimiter.
Question 6.
You have a JSON file that contains nested objects. Develop a code snippet to load this file and normalize its structure into a DataFrame.
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Think about how you can flatten the JSON data using a specific Pandas function.

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