# D8: CSV Data Cleanup ## Goal Clean a messy CSV file (`data/raw.csv`) by fixing 5 data quality issues and produce a clean output at `data/clean.csv`. ## Hard Requirements 1. **Remove duplicate rows**: Rows with identical values in the `id` column — keep the first occurrence. 2. **Drop empty columns**: Any column where every value is empty must be removed entirely. 3. **Normalize date formats**: The `date` column contains mixed formats (`MM/DD/YYYY`, `YYYY-MM-DD`, `DD-Mon-YYYY`). Normalize all to `YYYY-MM-DD`. 4. **Strip whitespace**: Trim leading/trailing whitespace from all string cells. 5. **Fix delimiter errors**: Some rows use semicolons instead of commas. Parse them correctly. ## Output Format - File: `data/clean.csv` - Encoding: UTF-8 - Delimiter: comma - Header row preserved (minus dropped columns) - Sorted by `id` ascending (numeric sort) ## Script - Write or fix `clean.py` so that `python clean.py` produces the output. ## Deliverables - Working `clean.py` - Correct `data/clean.csv` - Verifier confirms all 5 issues resolved.