Data Cleaning in Python Cheatsheet

A one-page data cleaning reference, every snippet explained line by line: type conversion, string cleaning, range caps, date parsing, duplicates, category validation, cross-field checks, missing data, and fuzzy matching, proved with asserts.

Analysis is only as trustworthy as the data underneath it, and most datasets arrive broken in predictable ways: wrong types, out-of-range values, duplicates, inconsistent categories, and gaps. This cheatsheet gathers the whole cleaning toolkit on one page, from type conversion and string fixing through range caps, duplicates, category validation, missing data, and fuzzy matching, each snippet annotated line by line and proved with an assert. Keep it open while you clean, or save the image and pin it nearby.

For the full background, read the guide to data cleaning in Python. To practise, work through the 10 code-along examples.

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Hope this helps, Andrei.

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