Hands-on Matplotlib: Learn Plotting and Visualizations with Python 3

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A. PajankarHands-on Matplotlibhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7410-1_15

15. Data Acquisition

Ashwin Pajankar¹  

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Nashik, Maharashtra, India

 

In the previous chapter, you learned the basics of using two Pandas data structures, namely, the series and the dataframe.

This chapter focuses on acquiring data with Python using all the libraries you have studied up to now (NumPy, Matplotlib, and Pandas). The following are the topics you will learn about in this chapter:

• Handling plain-text files

• Handling CSV files with Python

• Using Python and Excel

• Writing and reading files with NumPy

• Reading data from a CSV file with NumPy

• Using a Matplotlib CBook

• Reading data from a ...