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How to Read a CSV File from Amazon S3 Using Python (With Headers and Rows Displayed)

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  Introduction If you’re working with cloud data, especially on AWS, chances are you’ll encounter data stored in CSV files inside an Amazon S3 bucket . Whether you're building a data pipeline or a quick analysis tool, reading data directly from S3 in Python is a fast, reliable, and scalable way to get started. In this blog post, we’ll walk through: Setting up access to S3 Reading a CSV file using Python and Boto3 Displaying headers and rows Tips to handle larger datasets Let’s jump in! What You’ll Need An AWS account An S3 bucket with a CSV file uploaded AWS credentials (access key and secret key) Python 3.x installed boto3 and pandas libraries installed (you can install them via pip) pip install boto3 pandas Step-by-Step: Read CSV from S3 Let’s say your S3 bucket is named my-data-bucket , and your CSV file is sample-data/employees.csv . ✅ Step 1: Import Required Libraries import boto3 import pandas as pd from io import StringIO boto3 is...

Python: Built-in Functions vs. For & If Loops – 5 Programs Explained

Python’s built-in functions make coding fast and efficient. But understanding how they work under the hood is crucial to mastering Python. This post shows five Python tasks, each implemented in two ways:

  • Using built-in functions
  • Using for loops and if statements
Illustration comparing Python built-in functions with manual logic using loops and conditions


✅ 1. Sum of a List

✅ Using Built-in Function:

numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40] total = sum(numbers) print("Sum:", total)

🔁 Using For Loop:

numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40]
total = 0 for num in numbers: total += num print("Sum:", total)

✅ 2. Find Maximum Value

✅ Using Built-in Function:

values = [3, 18, 7, 24, 11]
maximum = max(values) print("Max:", maximum)

🔁 Using For and If:

values = [3, 18, 7, 24, 11]
maximum = values[0] for val in values: if val > maximum: maximum = val print("Max:", maximum)

✅ 3. Count Vowels in a String

✅ Using Built-ins:

text = "hello world"
vowel_count = sum(1 for ch in text if ch in "aeiouAEIOU") print("Vowel Count:", vowel_count)

🔁 Using For and If:

text = "hello world"
vowel_count = 0 for ch in text: if ch in "aeiouAEIOU": vowel_count += 1 print("Vowel Count:", vowel_count)

✅ 4. Reverse a String

✅ Using Built-in:

text = "Python"
reversed_text = text[::-1] print("Reversed:", reversed_text)

🔁 Using For Loop:

text = "Python"
reversed_text = "" for ch in text: reversed_text = ch + reversed_text print("Reversed:", reversed_text)

✅ 5. Check for a Prime Number

✅ Using Built-in with any():

n = 29
is_prime = n > 1 and not any(n % i == 0 for i in range(2, int(n**0.5)+1)) print(f"{n} is Prime:", is_prime)

🔁 Using For and If:

n = 29
is_prime = True if n <= 1: is_prime = False else: for i in range(2, int(n**0.5) + 1): if n % i == 0: is_prime = False break print(f"{n} is Prime:", is_prime)

🎯 Conclusion

Python’s built-in functions are fast and readable — ideal for writing cleaner code. But understanding how to manually replicate their behavior using for and if gives you a solid grasp of Python’s inner workings.

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