Read_csv() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘error_bad_lines’

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The error “read_csv() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘error_bad_lines'” occurs when you try to use the parameter ‘error_bad_lines’ with the `read_csv()` function in pandas. This error is raised because the ‘error_bad_lines’ argument is not a valid parameter for the `read_csv()` function.

The `error_bad_lines` parameter is used to skip rows with too many fields instead of raising an error. However, this parameter is only available in the `read_csv()` function of the Python library ‘csv’. It is not available in the `read_csv()` function of pandas.

To resolve this issue, you need to remove or correct the use of the ‘error_bad_lines’ parameter. Here’s an example:

“`python
import pandas as pd

# Incorrect usage of error_bad_lines parameter
df = pd.read_csv(‘data.csv’, error_bad_lines=False) # This will raise an error

# Correct usage without error_bad_lines parameter
df = pd.read_csv(‘data.csv’) # This will not raise an error
“`

In the example above, the incorrect usage of ‘error_bad_lines’ causes an error. By removing the ‘error_bad_lines’ parameter, the `read_csv()` function will work correctly without any unexpected keyword argument error.

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