read_marc21

read_marc21(

sources: str | Path | list[str] | list[Path],

query: str,

*,

header: str | list[str] | None = None,

predicate: str | None = None,

) → DataFrame

Read and project MARC21 files into a DataFrame.

Parameters:

sources

Path(s) to MARC21 files. Files with .gz suffix (compressed in Gzip format) are automatically decompressed.

query

A query that defines the projection to be performed.

header

Specify the column names either as list of strings or as a comma separated list. If no header is specified the column names are autogenerated in the following format: column_x, with x being an enumeration over every column of the projection, starting at 1.

where

A filter expression used to filter records in advance. This prevents unnecessary memory allocations and thereby improves significantly the performance of the query execution.