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"## Sections\n",
"- [Reading in a CSV file](#reading)\n",
"- [Printing the CSV file contents](#printing)\n",
"- [Converting numeric cells to floats](#floats)\n",
"- [Sorting the CSV file](#sorting)\n",
"- [Marking min/max values in particular columns](#marking)\n",
"- [Writing out the modified table to as a new CSV file](#writing)\n",
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"<a name='floats'></a>\n",
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"## Converting numeric cells to floats"
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"To avoid problems with the sorting approach that can occur when we have negative values in some cells, let us define a function that converts all numeric cells into float values."
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" \"\"\"\n",
" for row in range(len(csv_cont)):\n",
" for cell in range(len(csv_cont[row])):\n",
" try:\n",
" csv_cont[row][cell] = float(csv_cont[row][cell])\n",
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