Comprehensive Coverage: Learn to handle CSV, JSON, YAML, XML, and HTML formats.
Practical Applications: Use real-world examples to understand data manipulation.
Essential Libraries: Master Python libraries like pandas, tablib, and BeautifulSoup.
Description
Embark on a journey to master essential data formats crucial for any data-driven professional. The course begins with a deep dive into CSV files, teaching you how to explore and manipulate them using Python's csv module and the powerful pandas and tablib packages. You'll learn the ins and outs of CSV files, ensuring you can handle them with ease and efficiency.
Moving forward, the focus shifts to JSON files, where you'll understand their structure and how to work with them using the json module. The course further explores advanced JSON handling with pandas and introduces you to additional packages like simplejson, ujson, and tablib. This segment ensures you are well-equipped to manage JSON data in various contexts.
The course also covers YAML, XML, and HTML files, providing a comprehensive understanding of each format. You'll explore YAML files and use the PyYAML and tablib packages for effective manipulation. The XML and HTML sections delve into their respective file structures, and you’ll learn to use the xml, lxml, xmltodict, and BeautifulSoup packages. By the end of this course, you'll be proficient in handling these diverse data formats, significantly boosting your data processing capabilities.
Who is this book for?
This course is ideal for data scientists, analysts, and developers with a basic understanding of Python. It’s perfect for those looking to enhance their data manipulation skills across various data formats. A fundamental knowledge of Python programming is a prerequisite.
What you will learn
Explore and manipulate CSV files using the csv module, pandas, and tablib.
Understand and manage JSON files with json, pandas, simplejson, and ujson.
Work with YAML files using PyYAML and tablib.
Handle XML and HTML files with xml, lxml, xmltodict, and BeautifulSoup.
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