keep all data as string file is read with pd.read_csv() in python

To keep all data as string when reading a file using pd.read_csv() in Python, you can specify the dtype parameter as str for all columns within the read_csv() method.

main.py
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('data.csv', dtype=str)
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By providing dtype=str, Pandas will read all columns as string type. You can also specify the column names and related data types with a dictionary structure for the dtype parameter.

main.py
import pandas as pd

dtypes = {'column1': str, 'column2': str, 'column3': str}

df = pd.read_csv('data.csv', dtype=dtypes)
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This approach will ensure that all data is read as a string data type, avoiding any issues that might arise from Pandas guessing the data type incorrectly.