pyspssio.append_sav

pyspssio.append_sav(spss_file, df, locale=None, **kwargs)[source]

Append existing SPSS file (.sav or .zsav) with additional records

Parameters:

  • spss_file (str) – SPSS filename (.sav or .zsav)

  • df (DataFrame) – DataFrame

  • locale (str (default: None)) – Locale to use when I/O module is operating in codepage mode

  • **kwargs – Additional arguments

Return type:

None

Notes

Cannot modify metadata when appending new records. Be careful with strings that might be longer than the allowed width.

It may or may not be necessary to manually set locale since file encoding information is obtained from the SPSS header information.

Examples

>>> pyspssio.append_sav("spss_file.sav", df)