The New Data Files Service

Python has lots of great libraries for interacting with files, large datasets and machine learning models. And today we are happy to announce a new feature in Anvil to make it easier than ever to use large files and machine learning models in your Python code. We are launching Anvil’s new Data Files Service.

What are we releasing?

Data Files are files that you, as the app developer, can attach to your app. These files are available in your Server Modules. Data Files can be uploaded and accessed using the new built-in Data Files service.

There’s a new API to access and manage Data Files. Accessing files is as simple as using square brackets:

data = pandas.read_csv(data_files['my_spreadsheet.csv'])

What can I use it for?

Any application that uses bulk static data! For example, you might build a dashboard that queries a CSV of static data using pandas. Or you might build an app around a machine-learning model, which loads a file of stored weights into PyTorch, Tensorflow or scikit-learn.

Get started right now

Check out our Quick Start guide to learn about using the Data Files Service.

Data Files Quickstart Guide

Deploy a machine learning model

We’ve got a brand new tutorial to show you how to deploy an ML model and use it in your Anvil app:

Deploy an ML model with the Data Files Service

More about Anvil

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