watex.utils.read_data#

watex.utils.read_data(f, **read_kws)[source]#

Assert and read specific files and url allowed by the package

Readable files are systematically convert to a pandas dataframe frame.

Parameters:
  • f (str, Path-like object) – File path or Pathlib object. Must contain a valid file name and should be a readable file or url

  • read_kws (dict,) – Additional keywords arguments passed to pandas readable file keywords.

Returns:

f – A dataframe with head contents by default.

Return type:

pandas.DataFrame