How I learned to stop using CSV and love HDF - 2018-11-06
Comparing file formats for data science work
Waiting for a CSV file to load before any data science can begin can be a great excuse for yet another coffee. While CSVs are human-readable, widely supported, and the go-to format for small data sets, they become unwieldy once we reach a few million rows. So while waiting for yet another file to load, I decided to investigate a few alternatives.
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