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Python Data Cleaning and Preparation Best Practices

You're reading from   Python Data Cleaning and Preparation Best Practices A practical guide to organizing and handling data from various sources and formats using Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837634743
Length 456 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Maria Zervou Maria Zervou
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Upstream Data Ingestion and Cleaning
2. Chapter 1: Data Ingestion Techniques FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Importance of Data Quality 4. Chapter 3: Data Profiling – Understanding Data Structure, Quality, and Distribution 5. Chapter 4: Cleaning Messy Data and Data Manipulation 6. Chapter 5: Data Transformation – Merging and Concatenating 7. Chapter 6: Data Grouping, Aggregation, Filtering, and Applying Functions 8. Chapter 7: Data Sinks 9. Part 2: Downstream Data Cleaning – Consuming Structured Data
10. Chapter 8: Detecting and Handling Missing Values and Outliers 11. Chapter 9: Normalization and Standardization 12. Chapter 10: Handling Categorical Features 13. Chapter 11: Consuming Time Series Data 14. Part 3: Downstream Data Cleaning – Consuming Unstructured Data
15. Chapter 12: Text Preprocessing in the Era of LLMs 16. Chapter 13: Image and Audio Preprocessing with LLMs 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Data Sinks

In the world of modern data processing, crucial decisions about data management, storage, and processing will determine successful outcomes. In this chapter, we will deep dive into three important pillars that underpin effective data processing pipelines: selecting the right data sink, choosing the optimal file type, and mastering partitioning strategies. By discussing these critical elements and their real-world applications, this chapter will equip you with the insights and strategies needed to architect data solutions that optimize efficiency, scalability, and performance within the complicated landscape of data processing technologies.

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • Choosing the right data sink for your use case
  • Choosing the right file type for your use case
  • Navigating partitioning
  • Designing an online retail data platform
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