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Python Introduction to Data Visualization with Matplotlib Chart Toppers Our Data Set - Flower Power

Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
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Posted by Arturo Acosta
Arturo Acosta
7,638 Points

I managed to import the csv but still don't know how it works

In this line: with open(input_file, 'r')..... what does that 'r' do and please explain what are the parameters, does it have to do with the folder or directory you're looking in or something?. I couldn't find an answer myself for this one sorry.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

The "open" function takes two arguments, the filename and the mode. The "mode" is a code indicating what you will be doing with the file, and "r" means it will only be read.

For more details, see the online Python documentation for Reading and Writing Files.