pandas.read_spss#

pandas.read_spss(path,usecols=None,convert_categoricals=True,dtype_backend=<no_default>)[source]#

Load an SPSS file from the file path, returning a DataFrame.

Parameters:

pathstr or Path

File path.

usecolslist-like, optional

Return a subset of the columns. If None, return all columns.

convert_categoricalsbool, default is True

Convert categorical columns into pd.Categorical.

dtype_backend{‘numpy_nullable’, ‘pyarrow’}, default ‘numpy_nullable’

Back-end data type applied to the resultantDataFrame(still experimental). Behaviour is as follows:

• "numpy_nullable": returns nullable-dtype-backedDataFrame(default).

• "pyarrow": returns pyarrow-backed nullableArrowDtypeDataFrame.

Added in version 2.0.

Returns:

DataFrame

Examples

>>>df=pd.read_spss("spss_data.sav")