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How to Convert CSV Column Types While Reading in Python
Read a CSV file and automatically convert column values to int, float, str, or bool based on type suffixes in the header names.
import csv
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any
def read_csv_with_types(filepath: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
"""Read CSV and convert column types based on header suffixes."""
converters = {
"int": int,
"float": float,
"str": str,
"bool": lambda v: v.strip().lower(…How to Parse Path Components with pathlib Path in Python
Parse a file path into parent directory, filename, stem, suffix, and parts using the standard library pathlib module.
from pathlib import Path
if __name__ == "__main__":
p = Path("data/reports/2024/final.txt")
print(f"Path: {p}")
print(f"Parent: {p.parent}")
print(f"Name: {p.name}")
print(f"Stem: {p.stem}")
print(f"Suffix: {p.suffix}")
print(f"Parts: {p.parts}")
print(f"Anchor: {p.anchor}")
print(…Browse by section
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