How can I import data into Google Colab?

How can I import data into Google Colab?

You can import data into Google Colab using several methods, such as uploading files directly, using Google Drive, or fetching data from a URL. Which method would you like to know more about?

Can you explain how to use Google Drive for this?

Sure! First, you need to mount your Google Drive in Colab. You can do this by running from google.colab import drive and then drive.mount('/content/drive'). After that, you can access your files using the path /content/drive/My Drive/your_file.csv.

What if my data is in a GitHub repository?

If your data is in a GitHub repository, you can use the !git clone command to clone the repository into your Colab environment. For example, !git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git will clone the repo.

Can I import data from a public URL?

Yes, you can use the pandas library to read data directly from a public URL. For example, import pandas as pd and then df = pd.read_csv('http://example.com/data.csv').