📅 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.