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from io import StringIO
import requests
import pandas as pd
r = requests.get("https://www.plants.usda.gov/java/downloadData?fileName=plantlst.txt&static=true").text
df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(r))
print(df)
while True:
    pass
exit(0)

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## PyData stack on Cloud Foundry
The current Python buildpack uses `pip` to install dependencies. Anyone who has tried to install NumPy or SciPy using `pip` knows that the process can be lengthy and painful often requiring manual intervention to correct library paths and install Fortran compilers.

Fortunately [Continuum Analytics'](http://continuum.io/) [conda package manager](conda.pydata.org) was created to solve these problems by packaging and distributing the standard tools of the Python data stack in compiled binaries.

I wanted to build web apps on Cloud Foundry using the PyData stack so with help from [a colleague](https://github.com/nebhale) I have written a [Cloud Foundry buildpack](https://github.com/ihuston/python-conda-buildpack) which uses both conda and pip to install required packages.

You can specify packages to be installed by `conda` in the `conda_requirements.txt` file and these will be installed first, followed by packages in the `requirements.txt` which will be installed as usual by `pi

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Simple Python Flask app on Cloud Foundry

This is a (very) simple Flask application that shows how the built-in Python buildpack detection on Cloud Foundry works.

To push to Cloud Foundry, log in and then use

$ cf push myapp-name

Python on Cloud Foundry