CSV Data

Contains class that saves and loads speradsheet data.

class dataprofiler.data_readers.csv_data.CSVData(input_file_path=None, data=None, options=None)

Bases: dataprofiler.data_readers.structured_mixins.SpreadSheetDataMixin, dataprofiler.data_readers.base_data.BaseData

SpreadsheetData class to save and load spreadsheet data.

Initialize Data class for loading datasets of type CSV.

Can be specified by passing in memory data or via a file path. Options pertaining to CSV may also be specified using options dict param. Possible Options:

options = dict(
    delimiter= type: str
    data_format= type: str, choices: "dataframe", "records"
    record_samples_per_line= type: int (only for "records")
    selected_columns= type: list(str)
    header= type: any
)

delimiter: delimiter used to decipher the csv input file data_format: user selected format in which to return data can only be of specified types: ``` dataframe - (default) loads the dataset as a pandas.DataFrame records - loads the data as rows of text values, the extra parameter

“record_samples_per_line” determines how many rows are combined into a single line

``` selected_columns: columns being selected from the entire dataset header: location of the header in the file quotechar: quote character used in the delimited file

Parameters

• input_file_path (str) – path to the file being loaded or None

• data (multiple types) – data being loaded into the class instead of an input file

• options (dict) – options pertaining to the data type

Returns

None

data_type = 'csv'

property selected_columns

Return selected columns.

property delimiter

Return delimiter.

property quotechar

Return quotechar.

property header

Return header.

property is_structured

Determine compatibility with StructuredProfiler.

property data

Return data.

property data_format

Return data format.

property file_encoding

Return file encoding.

get_batch_generator(batch_size)

Get batch generator.

info = None

classmethod is_match(file_path, options=None)

Check if first 1000 lines of given file has valid delimited format.

Parameters

• file_path (str) – path to the file to be examined

• options (dict) – delimiter read options dict(delimiter=”,”)

Returns

is file a csv file or not

Return type

bool

property length

Return the length of the dataset which is loaded.

Returns

length of the dataset

reload(input_file_path=None, data=None, options=None)

Reload the data class with a new dataset.

This erases all existing data/options and replaces it with the input data/options.

Parameters

• input_file_path (str) – path to the file being loaded or None

• data (multiple types) – data being loaded into the class instead of an input file

• options (dict) – options pertaining to the data type

Returns

None