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maiios
5 years agoFrequent Visitor
Python step is changing unrelated columns
I have a column that needs some advanced parsing, that seems to be best done with Python. However, there is another column that I am not touching in Python that is being altered. Can anyone explain w...
maiios
5 years agoFrequent Visitor
Sorry... the CENSUS_TRACT is chaning from a string to a floating point, even though the column is still a string. Basically, the CENSUS_TRACT is supposed to be a six digit number, but the decimal, and dropping the leading zeros causes issues.
I could reformat the string, but I want to understand why its happening.
Greg_Deckler
5 years agoCommunity Champion
dm-p You have any Python skillz??