Description:
This notebook explains what a stopwords list is and how to create one. The following processes are described:
- Loading the NLTK stopwords list
- Modifying the stopwords list in Python
- Saving a stopwords list to a .csv file
- Loading a stopwords list from a .csv file
Use Case: For Learners (Detailed explanation, not ideal for researchers)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Completion time: 20 minutes
Knowledge Required:
- Python Basics Series (Start Python Basics I)
Knowledge Recommended: None
Data Format: CSV files
Libraries Used:
- nltk to create an initial stopwords list
- csv to read and write the stopwords to a file
Research Pipeline: None