Working with Text Files in Python
Take your data analyst skillset to the next level: master working with text files in Python
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- 1 hour of content
- 15 Downloadable resources
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- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
Working with Text Files in Python
$99.00
Lifetime access
What you get:
- 1 hour of content
- 15 Downloadable resources
- World-class instructor
- Closed captions
- Q&A support
- Future course updates
- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
$99.00
Lifetime access
What you get:
- 1 hour of content
- 15 Downloadable resources
- World-class instructor
- Closed captions
- Q&A support
- Future course updates
- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
What You Learn
- Gain essential Python skills crucial for advancing to full Python proficiency
- Enhance your capabilities in manipulating, reading, and writing text files with Python
- Master working with different types of text files and understand the difference between a file and file object, reading and parsing, structured and unstructured data
- Gain proficiency in using Python and pandas for efficient loading and parsing of complex data sets
- Understand diverse data organization methods, enhancing your ability to structure data effectively
- Become a proficient Python programmer who can confidently manage text files and process data
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Course Description
By completing this course, you’ll obtain a comprehensive set of theoretical and practical tools to understand and handle raw data. We will extensively cover the difference between a file and file object, reading and parsing, and structured and unstructured data. Then, we’ll dive into the complex world of data connectivity by solving hands-on tasks in Python with *.txt, *.json, *.xlsx, and *.csv formats. The more you learn about data science and become an authentic practitioner, the more you realize that you’ll be independent in your research and making your predictions if (and only if) you can manage your data by yourself.
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1.1 Introduction to Working with Text Files in Python
4 min
1.2 The Difference between File and File Object; Read vs. Parse
3 min
1.3 Defining Structured, Semi-Structured and Unstructured Data
3 min
1.4 What is Data Connectivity: A Text Files Perspective
3 min
2.1 Principles of Importing Data in Python
5 min
2.2 More on Working with Text Files (*.txt vs *.csv)
5 min
Interactive Exercises
Practice what you've learned with coding tasks, flashcards, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, and other fun exercises.
Practice what you've learned with coding tasks, flashcards, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, and other fun exercises.
Curriculum
- 1. Introduction to Working with Text Files and Data4 Lessons 13 Min
What do you need to know to manage text files in Python easily? Apart from learning about text files and data connectivity, there are several distinctions to clarify, among which include File vs File Object, Reading vs Parsing Data, Structured vs Semi-structured and Unstructured Data.
Introduction to Working with Text Files in Python4 minThe Difference between File and File Object; Read vs. Parse3 minDefining Structured, Semi-Structured and Unstructured Data3 minWhat is Data Connectivity: A Text Files Perspective3 min - 2. Principles of Importing Data in Python4 Lessons 15 Min
In this section, we dig deeper into the contents of a text file and learn about its various types—giving you some ideas on how to work with a messy dataset stored in a text file, regardless of the latter’s format. More precisely, we will clarify terms like ‘character’, ‘separator’, ‘delimiter’, ‘interpreter’, and ‘encoding’ and discuss the most notable types of text files: plain text files and flat files, and fixed-width files. To complete the principles you’ll need, we conclude this section with a presentation of the most widely used naming conventions in programming.
Principles of Importing Data in Python5 minMore on Working with Text Files (*.txt vs *.csv)5 minWhat about Fixed-width Files?1 minPython Programming: Common Naming Conventions4 min - 3. Importing Text Files in Python13 Lessons 58 Min
Once you’re equipped with general knowledge about working with text files and the specific skills to import them in Python, it’s time to see how things work in practice. In this section, we go into the details about importing data with Python’s open() function, *.csv files with pandas, *.json files in Python, and Excel files. We’ll also discuss several tips and tricks to improve the quality of your dataset in Python and show you how to save it.
Python: Importing Text Files ( open() )9 minPython: Importing Text Files ( with open() )5 minpandas: Importing *.csv Files - Part I6 minpandas: Importing *.csv Files - Part II3 minpandas: Importing *.csv Files - Part III6 minPython: Importing Data with the "index_col" Parameter3 minPython: Importing *.json Files5 minIntroduction to Working with Excel Files in Python4 minDealing with Excel Data (the *.xlsx Format)2 minImporting Data in Python - an Important Exercise6 minPython: Importing Data with the pandas' .squeeze() Method3 minJupyter: A General Note on Importing Files3 minpandas: Saving Your Data3 min - 4. Conclusion1 Lesson 1 Min
Through practice and taking certain risks while coding, one can become proficient in dealing with real-world raw text files.
Working with Text Files - Conclusion1 min
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Course Requirements
- Highly recommended to take the Intro to Python course first
- You will need to install the Anaconda package, which includes Jupyter Notebook
Who Should Take This Course?
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
- Aspiring data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, AI engineers
- Existing data analysts, data scientists, data engineers who want to boost their Python programming skills
- Graduate students who need Python for their studies
- Everyone who wants to learn how to code in Python
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Meet Your Instructor
Martin began working with 365 in 2016 as the company’s second employee. Martin’s resilience, hard-working attitude, attention to detail, and excellent teaching style played an instrumental role in 365’s early days. He authored some of the firm’s most successful courses. And besides teaching, Martin dreams about becoming an actor. In September 2021, he enrolled in an acting school in Paris, France.
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