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download_gdp_dataset.py
import zipfile36 as zipfile
import wget
import os
print('Beginning file download with wget module')
url = 'http://api.worldbank.org/v2/en/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?downloadformat=csv'
wget.download(url, 'gdp data.zip')
with zipfile.ZipFile('gdp data.zip', "r") as z:
z.extractall("")
gdp = pd.read_csv('API_NY.GDP.MKTP.CD_DS2_en_csv_v2_713242.csv',skiprows=4)
gdp.head(2)
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