📅 2023-02-07 — Session: Enhanced Visual Studio Code and DataFrame Operations
🕒 11:15–12:40
🏷️ Labels: Visual Studio Code, Github Copilot, Python, Dataframe, Customization
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to improve the development environment in Visual Studio Code and enhance data manipulation techniques in Python.
Key Activities
- Visual Studio Code Customization: Changed color themes and appearance settings such as font size and line spacing.
- GitHub Copilot Activation: Activated GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, including troubleshooting common issues.
- Documentation: Developed an improved outline for the README.md file for the IGN_INDEC_georef repository, detailing installation instructions for Python modules.
- Data Manipulation: Provided guidance on selecting specific columns from a DataFrame and resolved a KeyError related to mismatched DataFrame columns.
- Data Processing: Converted year values to string format in a DataFrame to enhance data manipulation capabilities.
Achievements
- Successfully customized Visual Studio Code settings to improve coding efficiency.
- Activated and troubleshooted GitHub Copilot, enhancing coding assistance.
- Created a comprehensive README.md outline for the IGN_INDEC_georef repository, facilitating easier setup and understanding.
- Improved data manipulation techniques in Python, resolving common errors and enhancing data processing.
Pending Tasks
- Further exploration of Visual Studio Code extensions to optimize workflow.
- Additional documentation improvements for the IGN_INDEC_georef repository as needed.