:mod:`mdf_reader.reader.import_data`
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.. py:module:: mdf_reader.reader.import_data


Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   mdf_reader.reader.import_data.main



.. function:: main(source, encoding=None, chunksize=None, skiprows=None)

   Returns an iterable object with a pandas dataframe from
   an input data source. The pandas dataframe has a report
   per row and a single column with the full report as a
   block string.
   Currently only supports a data file path as source data,
   but could be easily extended to accept a different
   source object.

   :param source: Path to data file
   :type source: str

   :keyword chunksize: Number of lines to chunk the input data into
   :kwtype chunksize: int, opt
   :keyword skiprows: Number of lines to skip from input file
   :kwtype skiprows: int, opt

   :returns: List of with a single pandas dataframe
             or pandas.io.parsers.textfilereader
   :rtype: iterable