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Now we want to learn whether there is, in fact, a housing boom in Seattle. We'll do this by counting how many new permits are issued each month, and then plot these on a graph. | Now we want to learn whether there is, in fact, a housing boom in Seattle. We'll do this by counting how many new permits are issued each month, and then plot these on a graph. | ||
Run the script <pre> | Run the script <pre>building_permits_by_month.py</pre> | ||
Now open up the CSV output file and check your data. Does this look right to you? | Now open up the CSV output file and check your data. Does this look right to you? | ||
;Challenge question: how could we separate out single family homes from apartments, and count/plot them separately? | ;Challenge question: how could we separate out single family homes from apartments, and count/plot them separately? | ||
== Part 3: charting new construction by neighborhood == | == Part 3: charting new construction by neighborhood == |