How to Copy a File using Python (examples included)

In this short guide, you’ll see how to copy a file, from one folder to another, using Python. To start, here is a simple template that you may use to copy a file in Python using shutil.copyfile: Copy import shutil source = r”source path where the file is currently stored\file_name.file_extension” target = r”target path where … Read more

How to Convert JPG to PNG using Python

The following syntax can be used to convert JPG to PNG using Python: Copy from PIL import Image im1 = Image.open(r’path where the JPG is stored\file name.jpg’) im1.save(r’path where the PNG will be stored\new file name.png’) Next, you’ll see the full steps to apply the above syntax in practice. Steps to Convert JPG to PNG … Read more

How to Convert Integers to Strings in Pandas DataFrame

Depending on your needs, you may use either of the 3 approaches below to convert integers to strings in Pandas DataFrame: (1) Convert a single DataFrame column using apply(str): Copy df[‘DataFrame Column’] = df[‘DataFrame Column’].apply(str) (2) Convert a single DataFrame column using astype(str): Copy df[‘DataFrame Column’] = df[‘DataFrame Column’].astype(str) (3) Convert an entire DataFrame using … Read more

How to Check the Data Type in Pandas DataFrame

To check the data type of all columns in Pandas DataFrame: Copy df.dtypes To check the data type of a particular column in Pandas DataFrame: Copy df[‘DataFrame Column’].dtypes Steps to Check the Data Type in Pandas DataFrame Step 1: Create a DataFrame To start, create a DataFrame with 3 columns: Copy import pandas as pd … Read more

How to Convert a JSON String to CSV using Python

In this guide, you’ll see the steps to convert a JSON string to CSV using Python. To begin, you may use the following template to perform the conversion: Copy import pandas as pd df = pd.read_json (r’Path where the JSON file is saved\File Name.json’) df.to_csv (r’Path where the new CSV file will be stored\New File … Read more

How to Create a Covariance Matrix using Python

In this short guide, you’ll see how to create a Covariance Matrix using Python. Steps to Create a Covariance Matrix Step 1: Gather the Data To start, you’ll need to gather the data that will be used for the covariance matrix. For demonstration purposes, let’s use the following data about 3 variables: A B C … Read more

Convert Excel to CSV using Python

To convert an Excel file to a CSV file using Python: Copy import pandas as pd read_file = pd.read_excel(r”Path where the Excel file is stored\File name.xlsx”) read_file.to_csv(r”Path to store the CSV file\File name.csv”, index=False, header=True) And if you have a specific Excel sheet that you’d like to convert, you may then use this template: Copy … Read more

How to Install Python on Windows 11

In this short guide, you’ll see how to install Python on Windows 11 from scratch. You’ll also learn how to run a simple script in Python. Steps to Install Python on Windows 11 Step 1: Download Python To start, go to python.org/downloads and then click on the button to download the latest version of Python. … Read more

How to Create a Batch File Directly from Python

In this short guide, you’ll see how to create a batch file directly from Python. To begin, here is a template that you can use to create your batch file from Python: Copy my_bat = open(r’Path to store the new batch file\File name.bat’, ‘w+’) my_bat.write(‘command to be included in the batch file’) my_bat.close() Steps to … Read more

Convert Images to PDF using Python

In this short guide, you’ll see how to convert images to PDF using Python. The PIL package will be used to accomplish this goal. To begin, here is a template that you may use to convert a png image to PDF using Python (for JPEG, use the file extension of ‘jpg’): Copy from PIL import … Read more