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Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Different Files in Python

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 In the world of data science, automation, and general programming, working with files is unavoidable. Whether you’re dealing with CSV reports, JSON APIs, Excel sheets, or text logs, Python provides rich and easy-to-use libraries for reading different file formats. In this guide, we’ll explore how to read different files in Python , with code examples and best practices. 1. Reading Text Files ( .txt ) Text files are the simplest form of files. Python’s built-in open() function handles them effortlessly. Example: # Open and read a text file with open ( "sample.txt" , "r" ) as file: content = file.read() print (content) Explanation: "r" mode means read . with open() automatically closes the file when done. Best Practice: Always use with to handle files to avoid memory leaks. 2. Reading CSV Files ( .csv ) CSV files are widely used for storing tabular data. Python has a built-in csv module and a powerful pandas library. Using cs...

5 Commonly Asked SQL Queries in Interviews

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 Here are the five top commonly asked SQL queries in the interviews. These you can expect in Data Analyst, or, Data Engineer interviews. SQL Queries for Interviews 01. Joins The commonly asked question pertains to providing two tables, determining the number of rows that will return on various join types, and the resultant. Table1 -------- id ---- 1 1 2 3 Table2 -------- id ---- 1 3 1 NULL Output ------- Inner join --------------- 5 rows will return The result will be: =============== 1  1 1   1 1   1 1    1 3    3 02. Substring and Concat Here, we need to write an SQL query to make the upper case of the first letter and the small case of the remaining letter. Table1 ------ ename ===== raJu venKat kRIshna Solution: ========== SELECT CONCAT(UPPER(SUBSTRING(name, 1, 1)), LOWER(SUBSTRING(name, 2))) AS capitalized_name FROM Table1; 03. Case statement SQL Query ========= SELECT Code1, Code2,      CASE       ...

How to Call SQL Query from Python

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Python's top supported database is MySQL. You can run SQL queries from Python. Here're best examples of how to connect to MYSQL and access MYSQL tables from Python. Read:  How to Print String in Next Line Easily Here are Steps Import MySQL connecter Give user id, password details Issue SQL query Python Logic to import MySQL connector import mysql.connector Note: If the MySQL connecter not installed in python, you need to install it using the below command. pip3 install mysql-connector-python --allow-external mysql-connector-python Supply user id and Password conn=mysql.connector.connect(user='root', password='password', host='localhost', database='sakila') mycursor=conn.cursor() Issue SQL Query mycursor.execute("show tables") # you won't see any result. You need to give print. print(mycursor.fetchall()) mycursor.execute("select * from customer") # you won't see any result. You need to give print. print(mycursor.fetchal...