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Marissa Berrong - Van Wey
5,576 PointsWhat's the best course to learn how to retrieve and filter info in a CSV? I'd like to run a survey on my website.
Hello everyone, beginner here. I've got a CSV full of data that I'd like to be able to retrieve data from, for a fun survey on a website. What are the steps I need to take to make this happen? The website has been purchased, but other than that, I'm at a loss. Thanks in advance!
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Lukas Dahlberg
53,736 PointsMost languages will handle this just fine.
Python would be the easiest language to learn for this kind of thing, especially if you're interested in getting up and running in quickly. (Python's the language du jour for a lot of science.)
If, however, you're putting stuff in a database after you're done filtering it? If so, you'll want to take the SQL or Mongo courses. They're different thing -- but if you want to go the Mongo route, you should go through the Javascript courses tp get to the MEAN stack. MEAN stands for Mongo, Express, Angular, Node -- and it's a full stack option if you also want to show off results on your website.
Just know that you're going to have to do a fair amount of work to learn how to do all the filtering, but I assume that's why you signed up in the first place.
Marissa Berrong - Van Wey
5,576 PointsThanks so much for the reply, this is very helpful! As a person who's just gotten into programming and tech, it's sometimes confusing knowing what you need to learn. I've done a basic Python course, so I will probably go that route, since I'm not looking to add info to the database, just extract it. It's basically a cute survey that I want people to take, and then give them some info depending on what they've answered. Again, much appreciated! Take care!