Typeerror: read_csv() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘error_bad_lines’

Explanation:

The error “TypeError: read_csv() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘error_bad_lines'” occurs when the ‘error_bad_lines’ parameter is passed to the ‘read_csv()’ function in pandas, but this parameter is not a valid argument.

The correct parameter to handle bad lines in pandas’ ‘read_csv()’ function is ‘error_bad_lines’, not ‘error_bad_lines’.

Here is an example of how this error can occur:


    import pandas as pd
    
    # Creating a DataFrame from a CSV file with error_bad_lines parameter
    df = pd.read_csv('data.csv', error_bad_lines=False)
    

In the above example, the ‘error_bad_lines’ parameter is passed to the ‘read_csv()’ function with a value of ‘False’. However, ‘error_bad_lines’ is not a valid argument, hence the TypeError is thrown.

To resolve this error, you should replace the ‘error_bad_lines’ parameter with ‘error_bad_lines=False’ or remove it completely if it is not required.


    # Fixing the error by removing the error_bad_lines parameter
    df = pd.read_csv('data.csv')
    
    # or
    
    # Fixing the error by setting error_bad_lines=False
    df = pd.read_csv('data.csv', error_bad_lines=False)
    

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