To analyze a CSV file using Python and count the occurrences of each unique value in a specific column, you can use the pandas library. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it:

Install pandas: If you haven’t installed pandas, you can do so using pip. Open your command line or terminal and run:

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pip install pandas
Read the CSV File: Use pandas to read the CSV file. You’ll need to know the name of the column you want to analyze.

Count Unique Values: Use pandas’ functionality to count the occurrences of each unique value in the desired column.

Export the Counts: The result can be exported to a new CSV file.

Here’s an example Python script to demonstrate this process:

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import pandas as pd

def count_unique_values(file_path, column_name):
# Read the CSV file
df = pd.read_csv(file_path)

# Count the occurrences of each unique value in the specified column
value_counts = df[column_name].value_counts()

# Export the counts to a new CSV file
value_counts.to_csv('value_counts.csv')

return value_counts

Replace ‘/path/to/your/file.csv’ with the path to your CSV file

Replace ‘your_column_name’ with the name of the column you want to analyze

count_unique_values(‘/path/to/your/file.csv’, ‘your_column_name’)
In this script:

Replace ‘/path/to/your/file.csv’ with the path to your CSV file.
Replace ‘your_column_name’ with the name of the column you want to analyze.
The function count_unique_values reads the CSV file, counts how many times each unique value appears in the specified column, and then exports these counts to a new CSV file named value_counts.csv.
This script will give you a CSV file where each line contains a unique value from the specified column and its corresponding count. Make sure your Python environment has the necessary permissions to read the source file and write the output file.