04. Gathering Data

Reading CSV files isn't always the same process - you won't always know what to expect. Sometimes there could be different delimiters, missing column labels, blank lines, comments, header text, etc. Most of the time, quick trial and error with Pandas does the trick. Alternatively, you can inspect the file with a text editor or spreadsheet program, like Google Sheets. Although, this is not recommended for large files, as they could really slow or crash the program. A better way to inspect large files would be with your terminal. (You don't need to know about this for this lesson.)