colab import file 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: google colab upload a file

from google.colab import files
files.upload()

Example 3: colab import python file

# In case anyone else is interested to know how to import files/packages 
# from gdrive inside a google colab. The following procedure worked for 
# me:

# 1) Mount your google drive in google colab:

from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/gdrive/')

# 2) Append the directory to your python path using sys:

import sys
sys.path.append('/content/gdrive/mypythondirectory')

# Now you should be able to import stuff from that directory!