Description:
This article provides a beginner-friendly guide to manipulating collections in Python. By following this article, readers will learn how to work with collections like orders and order_items efficiently. The article includes step-by-step instructions, key concepts explanations with code examples, hands-on tasks, and visual aids in the form of an accompanying video to enhance learning.
Explanation for the video:
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Key Concepts Explanation
Reading and Processing Data Sets
In this section, we will cover the process of reading and processing data sets in Python.
# Code example for reading orders into a collection
orders_path = '/data/retail_db/orders/part-00000'
orders_file = open(orders_path)
orders_raw = orders_file.read()
orders = orders_raw.splitlines()
orders[:10]
len(orders)
# Code example for reading order_items into a collection
order_items_path = '/data/retail_db/order_items/part-00000'
order_items_file = open(order_items_path)
order_items_raw = order_items_file.read()
order_items = order_items_raw.splitlines()
order_items[:10]
len(order_items)
Hands-On Tasks
Description of the hands-on tasks. Provide a list of tasks that the reader can perform to apply the concepts discussed in the article.
- Task 1 - Read orders into a collection
- Task 2 - Read order_items into a collection
Conclusion
In summary, this article has provided a beginner-friendly guide to manipulating collections in Python. By following the step-by-step instructions, readers can gain a solid understanding of working with collections like orders and order_items. We encourage readers to practice the hands-on tasks and engage with the community for further learning.
Preparing Data Sets
We will be using the orders and order_items data sets to demonstrate manipulating collections.
- Orders data set path: ‘/data/retail_db/orders/part-00000’
- Order_items data set path: ‘/data/retail_db/order_items/part-00000’
Orders columns:
- order_id: integer, unique
- order_date: string
- order_customer_id: integer
- order_status: string
Order_items columns:
- order_item_id: integer, unique
- order_item_order_id: integer, refers to orders.order_id
- order_item_product_id: integer, refers to products.product_id
- order_item_quantity: integer
- order_item_subtotal: item level revenue
- order_item_product_price: product price for each item
Orders is the parent data set to order_items and can contain multiple items per order.