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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>residential_permits_by_month.py</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 ==
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