colab read csv from drive code example

Example 1: how to upload a file in colab

# It will prompt you to select a file. Click on “Choose Files” then select and upload the file. Wait for the file to be 100% uploaded.

from google.colab import files
uploaded = files.upload()

# To store dataset in a Pandas Dataframe
import io
df2 = pd.read_csv(io.BytesIO(uploaded['Filename.csv']))

Example 2: upload file in colab

from google.colab import files
files.upload()

Example 3: import csv from google drive python

#Derive the id from the google drive shareable link.
#For the file at hand the link is as below
URL = 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0mAGzpeMR0W-BDL5BtKrs0HOZsPIAbX/view?usp=sharing'
path = 'https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id='+URL.split('/')[-2]
#df = pd.read_pickle(path)
df = pd.read_csv(path)
df.head()