Loading a DataFrame: 1) from a local CSV file: df = pd.read_csv('WHO.csv', delimiter = ',', index_col=0) 2) read a CSV file from a URL: URL = "http://www.jre-training.com/Python/notes/population.csv" master_df = pd.read_csv(URL) 3) read JSON from REST API: df=pd.read_json('https://api.github.com/users/mralexgray/repos') 4) read from a SQL query: df = pd.read_sql_query("SELECT * from ORDERS", connection)