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Created March 9, 2021 00:10
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fetch_data.py
import pandas as pd
filename = 'loans.csv'
remote_location = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeltaAnalytics/machine_learning_for_good_data/master/'
try:
# Local version
df = pd.read_csv(filename)
except FileNotFoundError or ParserError:
# Grab the remote file and save it
url = remote_location+filename
df = pd.read_csv(url)
df.to_csv(filename)
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