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+""" load_hp_data.py 
+
+A module for loading data from the Harry Potter wikipedia data set
+
+""" 
+import csv
+from datetime import datetime
+
+f = open('hp_wiki.tsv', 'r')
+reader = csv.DictReader(f, delimiter='\t')
+
+columns = {}
+for fieldname in reader.fieldnames:
+	columns[fieldname] = []
+
+
+rows = []
+for row in reader:
+	# Convert timestamp from a string to a date:
+	row['timestamp'] = datetime.strptime(row['timestamp'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+	rows.append(row)
+	for fieldname, value in row.items():
+		columns[fieldname].append(value)
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