Test for pull request + prototype for parsing

[steph7806]

Feel free to edit!

So what i'm trying to do is download a csv file, compare it to a previous download, and if there is a change the most recent download changes to the "master" so that a later download can be compared to a new one. Sn the side i'm editing an alert system so that it tells you there has been a change along with the exact changes.

[arjunsavel]

Hi @steph7806 — is this the code with which you're having difficulty comparing tables?

[steph7806]

I managed to get most of my debuging done but I'm having problems using pandas to compare all the columns instead of one.

[arjunsavel]

Glad you were able to make progress! One way to compare all columns would be to use something like np.all(frame1 == frame2). The condition (frame1 == frame2) creates a new DataFrame, with each cell being True or False depending on whether the two frames have identical values in those cells. The np.all function then takes that new DataFrame and checks whether all its cells are True.

Something to consider, though, is that if ExoFOP decides to add a new column to their tables, this might not work well — so you should have something that could catch the addition for a new column, as well. Please let me know if this doesn't make sense / if you have any questions!