Can't work with notebooks on the Python Data Analysis Course

Python
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Hello!

I’ve been trying to use Google Collab to work with the notebooks of the course, but I can’t seem to find the way to work with them.

On the first excercise: https://colab.research.google.com/github/ine-rmotr-curriculum/FreeCodeCamp-Pandas-Real-Life-Example/blob/master/Exercises_1.ipynb

When I try no execute the first line of code i get the error:

FileNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last)
in ()
1 sales = pd.read_csv(
2 ‘data/sales_data.csv’,
----> 3 parse_dates=[‘Date’])

4 frames
/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py in init(self, src, **kwds)
2008 kwds[“usecols”] = self.usecols
2009
-> 2010 self._reader = parsers.TextReader(src, **kwds)
2011 self.unnamed_cols = self._reader.unnamed_cols
2012

pandas/_libs/parsers.pyx in pandas._libs.parsers.TextReader.cinit()

pandas/_libs/parsers.pyx in pandas._libs.parsers.TextReader._setup_parser_source()

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘data/sales_data.csv’

I’m guessing there’s a problem when importing the data file, what should I do in order to make them work?

2

Is the file that you are trying to import in the same directory as the file you are working with? Did you use the import command?

3

I see you are using Colab. You need to upload your file. Option to upload is in the menu on the left-hand side, the button with the folder icon. Once it’s there, right-click on it and click copy path. It should give your the correct locations string that you can paste in pd.read_csv.

4

Hi all. I am beginning too and I am into the same problem. I am taking data from Github. Just to get it clear, should I download all data and then upload it to Colab or is there a way to take it directly from Github?. Thank you.