CSV is a delimited text format for tabular data, representing records with comma-separated fields. It is a practical alternative to JSON for very large datasets when bandwidth matters. section 1.1.4
For the board-game API project, CSV provides the source data containing approximately 20,000 games. The required fields can be checked before the application uses the file. section 4.2.1
Prepare and verify a CSV dataset as follows:
- Obtain the compressed board-game dataset from Kaggle, or use the supplied bgg_dataset.csv file. section 4.2.1
- Unpack the download to extract bgg_dataset.csv. section 4.2.1
- Open the file in a text editor or a CSV-capable tool such as Microsoft Excel. section 4.2.1
- Inspect the first rows and columns to confirm that the fields required by the project are present. section 4.2.1
Board-game data file
The file bgg_dataset.csv contains board-game records scraped from BoardGamesGeek. Its contents may change as the maintainer updates the dataset, so preserve the relevant version when reproducibility matters. section 4.2.1
Inspect an excerpt of bgg_dataset.csv to see its rows, columns, and available fields. section 4.2.1
