uploading file from local in colab 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: colab read file

from google.colab import files
import io
uploaded = files.upload()
df2 = pd.read_csv('Filename.csv')# Dataset is now stored in a Pandas Dataframe