Question

I am trying to import CSV data with multi-indexed columns using Pandas 0.13 read_csv. The import is successful, but the resulting multi-index for the columns is surprising and not useful for me.

employment=pd.read_csv('./data/spanish/employment1976-1987thousands.csv', index_col=0,header=[7,8])

employment1976-1987thousands.csv:

4.- Resultados provinciales
    Encuesta  Poblacion Activa. Principales Resultados

Activos por provincia y grupo  edad (4).
Unidas:miles  personas


,Alava,,,,Albacete,,,,Alicante,,,,Almeria,,,,Asturias,,,,Avila,,,,Badajoz,,,,Balears (Illes),,,,Barcelona,,,,Burgos,,,,Caceres,,,,Cadiz,,,,Cantabria,,,,Castellon  la Plana,,,,Ciudad Real,,,,Cordoba,,,,Coruna (A),,,,Cuenca,,,,Girona,,,,Granada,,,,Guadalajara,,,,Guipuzcoa,,,,Huelva,,,,Huesca,,,,Jaen,,,,Leon,,,,Lleida,,,,Lugo,,,,Madrid,,,,Malaga,,,,Murcia,,,,Navarra,,,,Orense,,,,Palencia,,,,Palmas (Las),,,,Pontevedra,,,,Rioja (La),,,,Salamanca,,,,Santa Cruz  Tenerife,,,,Segovia,,,,Sevilla,,,,Soria,,,,Tarragona,,,,Teruel,,,,Toledo,,,,Valencia,,,,Valladolid,,,,Vizcaya,,,,Zamora,,,,Zaragoza,,,,Ceuta y Melilla,,,,
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1978TI,"7.5","12.1","62.4","12.5","14.7","13.3","67.6","14.9","46.3","54.8","253.8","53.0","18.0","14.5","84.9","14.7","28.5","42.6","275.7","80.1","7.7","6.5","36.9","11.2","27.5","27.2","131.3","35.3","16.4","24.3","155.2","41.3","166.6","205.0","1110.7","218.2","12.3","13.5","82.9","23.5","13.7","14.4","84.7","25.2","36.2","37.9","185.9","33.7","13.6","20.4","123.4","32.4","16.8","17.0","104.3","26.9","20.0","20.8","95.7","26.0","24.6","24.1","146.6","28.7","26.8","38.2","266.8","69.2","8.2","6.9","44.6","12.4","17.1","21.9","119.9","35.7","26.4","25.2","142.7","38.3","3.6","5.5","32.0","11.7","24.9","34.4","167.9","31.3","12.5","11.4","81.2","20.9","4.2","9.3","47.1","17.5","25.6","22.0","140.5","27.0","12.0","20.6","135.0","44.7","10.4","12.5","84.1","25.2","13.8","17.9","125.6","51.5","148.4","209.1","1065.4","211.7","36.1","43.7","202.7","41.0","34.1","38.5","203.2","44.7","15.4","20.6","116.1","29.6","13.3","15.8","121.0","67.3","5.9","7.5","37.2","9.6","26.9","31.0","144.8","28.9","33.7","40.9","240.5","71.0","8.6","12.2","61.3","14.9","9.9","14.3","77.9","17.3","21.5","25.0","151.1","32.4","3.5","4.8","34.6","9.6","49.5","64.0","267.6","55.5","2.5","3.4","22.5","7.4","15.8","20.2","114.1","32.6","3.6","6.5","31.5","10.8","16.7","20.8","95.3","30.4","78.0","95.5","452.3","109.7","20.7","21.0","94.8","20.0","39.0","51.1","291.2","53.4","8.1","7.5","59.5","17.2","28.9","37.3","192.4","47.9","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",
1978TII,"6.8","12.1","62.9","13.4","13.3","12.3","65.9","16.9","44.6","55.6","251.2","54.9","17.4","16.5","86.3","13.6","25.8","44.3","278.2","82.0","7.7","6.2","37.4","12.1","25.7","24.9","134.1","35.9","17.5","24.8","153.2","40.7","166.0","211.2","1105.6","216.2","11.9","13.7","83.1","21.8","15.6","15.3","83.1","23.2","34.6","34.5","185.9","34.2","13.0","20.2","122.6","33.7","16.5","15.4","100.0","26.1","19.0","20.6","97.2","28.3","22.9","24.0","137.6","28.7","25.5","37.5","264.8","67.9","8.2","6.7","43.7","12.1","17.2","21.5","122.9","34.9","23.2","28.9","146.7","37.7","3.3","5.0","31.1","11.7","25.6","36.3","165.8","31.5","12.0","12.2","81.8","18.8","4.8","10.1","45.2","16.7","21.7","19.8","122.3","24.8","12.1","20.7","135.3","47.3","9.5","13.9","85.2","26.2","14.2","15.8","124.2","52.1","139.2","212.8","1070.2","218.2","32.6","41.5","198.7","41.2","34.5","39.5","203.7","43.7","14.8","22.0","117.0","30.6","12.8","15.7","120.7","66.1","5.3","6.8","37.8","10.2","27.2","30.7","146.9","28.6","34.0","42.1","242.7","69.7","8.1","11.5","62.3","15.0","9.1","14.7","76.8","17.3","21.1","25.3","146.8","31.7","3.5","5.2","34.9","9.7","52.2","59.5","271.2","58.8","2.5","3.2","22.2","7.0","16.3","18.0","115.8","32.9","4.1","6.6","31.3","10.6","17.5","20.0","98.7","28.8","77.2","88.3","456.5","106.0","17.4","21.4","95.2","21.4","38.4","53.5","291.8","55.0","6.9","6.2","56.9","18.8","28.8","37.1","193.2","49.6","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",
1978TIII,"7.5","11.6","62.6","13.9","14.2","13.3","67.9","16.2","48.1","56.3","249.3","58.0","17.6","16.1","84.4","13.3","27.3","46.0","278.0","83.5","7.7","6.3","38.7","12.0","26.7","27.7","131.7","35.3","18.4","27.3","154.3","41.7","168.9","216.3","1106.4","212.9","12.6","16.4","80.6","22.4","16.4","16.4","84.7","23.0","32.4","39.8","192.6","34.8","13.0","20.5","121.5","35.0","18.9","15.9","93.8","24.9","20.7","21.1","95.2","27.4","22.3","25.5","136.1","31.6","24.8","38.5","259.4","68.1","8.5","6.3","43.4","11.6","18.3","23.2","122.7","35.3","26.9","26.8","150.7","35.2","4.0","6.0","29.5","11.3","28.5","38.2","163.0","31.6","11.6","12.7","84.0","17.8","5.0","8.9","47.1","16.7","26.6","21.9","124.6","23.5","15.3","23.2","138.2","50.0","9.2","16.8","87.8","27.0","10.8","16.1","127.0","49.8","137.8","216.9","1067.4","216.2","34.4","40.4","197.3","44.5","38.5","42.0","207.1","45.5","16.9","23.2","115.1","31.2","13.0","14.5","120.5","69.7","5.1","7.3","37.5","10.7","30.5","29.9","143.8","28.2","31.8","38.7","242.2","70.3","9.4","12.3","62.0","14.4","9.7","15.1","78.2","16.2","19.5","26.2","148.1","30.1","4.4","5.8","35.8","9.3","51.7","55.9","267.2","57.4","2.3","3.4","21.6","6.2","17.6","19.0","117.7","30.9","4.5","6.3","32.9","11.4","18.2","20.7","98.7","29.3","72.9","86.4","459.6","100.4","16.1","21.8","97.3","22.3","33.3","51.9","292.3","56.2","6.4","9.0","53.4","18.6","30.2","36.3","191.5","48.2","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",
1978TIV,"8.2","11.2","62.3","13.9","13.4","13.7","66.1","17.5","49.0","56.6","256.6","61.2","16.6","15.8","83.5","13.1","29.6","46.8","275.8","81.8","7.0","5.4","36.6","13.0","26.0","24.5","135.2","36.4","19.6","26.2","151.6","40.4","171.2","210.5","1106.6","222.1","12.0","16.2","79.5","22.1","17.1","17.8","83.7","22.6","31.8","41.6","197.7","35.3","12.6","19.5","123.6","35.8","20.9","15.9","96.3","25.5","19.5","21.3","94.9","23.8","24.0","27.3","136.7","32.3","25.2","39.1","263.4","66.9","8.0","6.8","44.4","11.8","17.5","21.3","120.2","34.7","26.0","27.1","150.5","33.5","4.3","5.8","29.4","10.5","25.6","36.6","165.6","30.9","13.3","12.3","83.8","19.0","3.4","8.3","48.4","15.9","24.5","20.6","124.8","24.3","11.9","19.8","134.1","47.8","8.4","16.2","84.3","28.0","9.7","14.7","126.0","51.8","133.4","208.8","1059.9","214.5","33.2","39.6","194.8","43.5","37.7","42.5","208.3","44.8","17.0","25.3","114.2","31.5","13.7","15.4","117.6","64.5","5.7","7.4","37.6","10.2","30.6","31.8","148.7","28.4","32.3","41.7","243.5","71.2","7.8","13.0","61.8","15.3","9.6","14.8","81.0","19.0","21.0","26.8","146.4","31.0","3.6","6.1","35.6","9.0","49.0","59.3","266.6","57.6","2.0","3.4","22.1","5.5","18.1","19.6","118.8","30.5","4.4","5.6","33.0","10.2","19.0","22.2","98.6","30.2","72.6","88.4","468.3","104.1","16.8","24.5","97.1","21.2","31.2","56.5","291.6","54.7","5.5","8.4","54.9","19.4","30.2","37.0","196.2","48.4","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",
1979TI,"7.9","10.2","64.0","12.4","13.1","12.5","66.6","18.0","49.5","61.4","262.2","59.4","15.7","16.6","86.4","11.9","28.3","46.7","277.9","82.2","6.3","5.4","37.2","12.4","23.9","26.4","132.9","35.5","18.0","25.1","155.0","41.2","166.6","212.1","1117.4","224.5","12.1","15.6","84.7","20.1","16.0","15.8","82.7","21.0","33.5","43.6","198.6","34.8","12.2","19.4","123.0","35.7","19.2","16.7","101.4","26.1","18.3","17.5","94.8","21.9","25.3","28.7","142.2","32.5","28.4","36.4","261.9","66.3","8.6","6.8","42.8","12.3","18.6","23.9","119.2","34.0","25.4","27.2","151.8","33.1","3.4","6.8","29.5","9.8","24.2","36.9","166.6","30.9","10.9","12.5","84.2","19.0","4.0","8.4","49.3","14.0","29.0","23.1","146.2","25.7","12.9","21.1","131.0","46.9","7.9","16.8","81.5","28.3","9.7","14.1","123.4","52.0","130.5","205.4","1072.2","215.8","36.2","43.2","196.8","46.4","37.5","41.2","203.9","43.8","16.6","24.0","114.4","29.4","12.5","15.5","119.4","59.4","5.2","6.2","38.3","9.4","28.0","35.0","150.9","30.7","32.9","42.9","241.0","69.6","7.7","12.0","59.6","14.6","8.7","14.3","80.4","19.6","21.8","25.8","149.5","31.2","3.7","6.1","34.7","9.1","47.6","56.8","269.6","55.6","2.2","3.4","21.9","4.9","18.7","21.7","117.9","29.5","4.0","6.3","32.6","9.5","18.7","21.7","96.0","28.4","71.6","88.2","468.8","106.4","18.1","25.6","95.5","20.6","30.4","57.1","291.6","54.0","5.7","8.3","54.6","18.1","27.4","40.6","194.5","45.9","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",
1979TII,"7.7","11.0","64.7","12.5","12.9","12.3","65.2","17.5","50.1","60.6","267.1","58.3","12.5","15.8","88.0","11.2","26.1","44.6","276.0","83.1","6.0","6.1","36.3","13.3","27.2","24.4","132.4","35.5","18.1","27.5","154.2","41.7","155.8","214.8","1111.6","218.4","11.6","17.2","85.3","20.4","15.3","18.0","81.3","20.9","30.5","39.3","199.7","31.9","12.5","19.5","125.5","35.6","17.7","15.9","98.8","25.5","19.5","20.0","94.3","23.4","22.0","27.7","139.7","30.9","28.9","37.0","261.7","70.4","7.7","7.2","40.5","12.3","16.0","25.6","119.7","33.5","26.7","26.8","150.6","34.4","3.4","6.5","29.9","9.2","21.6","37.5","170.1","31.9","11.0","11.8","84.5","20.0","4.7","8.1","53.2","13.3","25.5","22.0","125.1","24.1","12.6","23.3","132.7","46.1","8.2","15.1","82.7","29.0","8.5","14.4","126.3","50.0","118.0","206.1","1077.0","215.0","39.5","42.4","192.8","44.4","38.8","41.2","202.1","45.4","17.4","24.5","115.5","30.8","13.1","14.1","118.4","63.2","5.3","7.6","38.7","8.2","26.7","33.8","154.0","29.9","32.8","41.5","245.2","64.9","7.3","12.1","61.0","15.2","8.3","12.9","79.2","21.0","19.4","26.4","145.3","28.8","3.8","6.1","35.7","9.9","50.0","57.1","264.9","57.9","1.9","3.1","21.7","5.2","17.8","21.5","121.4","28.1","4.0","5.5","29.8","11.2","17.4","19.8","95.1","26.8","75.4","86.7","465.3","104.2","15.1","22.0","97.8","23.2","33.8","56.5","292.6","51.5","4.8","9.3","53.3","18.2","26.1","40.0","196.8","45.3","0.0","0.0","0.0","0.0",

The resulting columns index is

Alava                  16  19 yo          
Unnamed: 2_level_0     20  24 yo          
Unnamed: 3_level_0     25  54 yo          
Unnamed: 4_level_0     55 y over yo       
Albacete               16  19 yo          
Unnamed: 6_level_0     20  24 yo          
Unnamed: 7_level_0     25  54 yo          
Unnamed: 8_level_0     55 y over yo

and I was hoping to get it in the form

Alava    16  19 yo          
Alava    20  24 yo          
Alava    25  54 yo          
Alava    55 y over yo       
Albacete     16  19 yo          
Albacete     20  24 yo          
Albacete     25  54 yo          
Albacete    55 y over yo
Was it helpful?

Solution

You can do something like this to convert after the fact:

In [42]: data = """A,,B,
   ....: 1,2,1,2
   ....: 1,2,3,4
   ....: 5,6,7,8
   ....: """

In [43]: df = read_csv(StringIO(data),header=[0,1],index_col=None)

In [44]: df
Out[44]: 
   A  Unnamed: 1_level_0  B  Unnamed: 3_level_0
   1                   2  1                   2
0  1                   2  3                   4
1  5                   6  7                   8

[2 rows x 4 columns]

In [45]: df.columns = unsparsify_labels(df.columns)

In [46]: df
Out[46]: 
   A     B   
   1  2  1  2
0  1  2  3  4
1  5  6  7  8

[2 rows x 4 columns]

In [40]: def unsparsify_labels(index):
   ....:     new_labels = []
   ....:     for label in index.values:
   ....:         if label[0].startswith('Unnamed'):
   ....:             label = list(label)
   ....:             label[0] = ll
   ....:             label = tuple(label)
   ....:         else:
   ....:             ll = label[0]
   ....:         new_labels.append(label)
   ....:     return MultiIndex.from_tuples(new_labels)
   ....: 
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