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/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/

├ README.md

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/_r/-/README.md

├ data/obama_commutations.csv

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/_r/-/data/obama_commutations.csv

└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.

datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/obama-commutations/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
3. Read README.md for full context

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obama_commutations

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Schema

name	type	format
key	string	default
info	string	default

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
obama_commutations		697 kB	about 1 month ago	obama_commutations

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	697 kB	csv		about 1 month ago		FiveThirtyEight - Obama Commutations

Obama Commutation

This folder contains data behind the story Obama Granted Clemency Unlike Any Other President In History.

The data in obama_commutations.csv is copied from the Justice Department website. The python script parses it by looking at the first column to figure out what is contained in the second column.

Source: Department of Justice

This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - obama-commutations