Hi,
I am trying to use csv_fetcher with data from https://www.dropbox.com/s/peflfvy81fsfobj/report_new.csv?dl=0
I believe it is correctly formatted. Also, here is the code:
fetch_csv('https://www.dropbox.com/s/peflfvy81fsfobj/report_new.csv?dl=0',
date_format='%Y-%m-%d',
symbol='recession',
)
I get a message that says "Exception: Error parsing remote CSV data."
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for the help :)
To import a file from Dropbox, the file needs to be in your Public folder and the URL looks something like:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/169032081/fetcher_sample_file.csv
If you don't have a Public folder, then you can use Google Drive, Copy, or another hosting tool to host the file. For more info check out the API docs.
cheers,
Alisa
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Thanks for the reply.
I tried putting it in the public folder and I also tried google drive (and made sure the file was shared with everyone) and nothing seems to work. I keep getting the same error. Do you know what the problem might be?
Thanks again
OK I managed to get it to work. I had to right click the file in Dropbox and click "copy public link". That linked worked.
Thanks
Ah, indeed you'll need the public link (from either Dropbox or Google Drive) so the algorithm can read the file.
@John I don't have a sample handy, but if you follow the steps here under "Importing Files from Google Drive" then you can read any CSV in your algo.
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