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Chapter: Code data concepts
Lecture: Getting organized
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in this chapter will talk about how to organize your files and directory structures so that
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you can work most effectively with data in your Jupyter notebooks. If you've worked with Excel for any period of time,
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you probably see a situation like this where you have a bunch of files in a directory. It's very hard to tell which one is the most recent file or what
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you had to do to actually develop those files. When working with Jupyter notebooks, you can,
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unfortunately have a similar situation. We have a bunch of untitled notebooks in a directory which is very difficult to work with.
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I really believe that having good organizational set up before you get started is critical for
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building a manageable process. If you like cooking shows like I do, there's a concept called "Mise en place",
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which essentially means that you need to get organized before you get started working,
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you need to have a consistent file structure and naming convention that you use on every