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How to read a csv file with multiple header rows into pandas? [closed]

I am not sure how to read the multiple rows. Do i have to do it without the rows and then do it manually in pandas? Or is there a way to read the whole csv file into pandas?

This is how the file looks Poverty data

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Caribgirl Avatar asked May 08 '17 17:05

Caribgirl


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1 Answers

You need parameter header=[0,1] in read_csv.

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jezrael Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 02:10

jezrael