Solved: ValueError: could not convert string to float: ‘’

Johan Louwers
3 min readSep 23, 2022
Python and Pandas

When using Python and Pandas to load and manipulate data it is almost certain that at some point in time you will have to convert data to make it usable to the wider project.

When loading data, in our example originating from a csv file, into a pandas dataframe you will have the data represented as an object type. Even though initially usable there is a common need…

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Johan Louwers

Johan Louwers is a technology enthousiasts with a long background in supporting enterprises and startups alike as CTO, Chief Enterprise Architect and developer.