Create Pandas DataFrame from a string

Question

In order to test some functionality I would like to create a DataFrame from a string. Let\'s say my test data looks like:

TESTDATA=\"\"\"col1;co         


        

Answer 1

Simplest way is to save it to temp file and then read it:

import pandas as pd

CSV_FILE_NAME = 'temp_file.csv'  # Consider creating temp file, look URL below
with open(CSV_FILE_NAME, 'w') as outfile:
    outfile.write(TESTDATA)
df = pd.read_csv(CSV_FILE_NAME, sep=';')

Right way of creating temp file: How can I create a tmp file in Python?