{"id":173859,"date":"2023-11-26T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=173859"},"modified":"2023-11-26T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:36:29","slug":"power-query-what-is-it-whats-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-query-what-is-it-whats-it-for","title":{"rendered":"Power Query: What is it? What&#8217;s it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"173859\" class=\"elementor elementor-173859\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3882d68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3882d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badcb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"badcb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If data analysis is increasingly valued by companies, data analysts must undertake a significant amount of preparation work before they can make use of the available information. Fortunately, there are tools that facilitate data processing from various sources. This is particularly the case with Power Query. So, what is it? What is its purpose? What are its features? And its advantages? Find all the answers in this article.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d216b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a1d216b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67a60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e67a60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's Power Query all about?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9782e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b9782e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Power Query<\/strong> is a data <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataflow-power-bi-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-self-service-etl-tool\">extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) tool<\/a> that allows users to connect, import, and prepare data from various sources for subsequent analysis in Excel, Power BI, or other applications.<\/p><p>The goal of <strong>Power Query<\/strong> is to help you standardize your databases to simplify post-analysis. The idea is to facilitate data processing, from collection to update.<\/p><p>To achieve this,<strong> Power Query<\/strong> offers a multitude of features, such as importing from different data sources, connecting the query editor to the source file, data transformation, reporting, and more.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-vs-data-scientis-unveiling-the-key-similarities-and-differences\">For Data Analysts<\/a>, automating these tasks saves valuable time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d483bd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d483bd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ad2d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"83ad2d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932e958 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"932e958\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa41a44 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa41a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use Power Query<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8640317 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8640317\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d808b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72d808b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Power Query work?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6090c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6090c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Power Query<\/strong> is directly integrated into Microsoft tools such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/excel-to-power-bi-how-to-transform-a-pivot-table-in-excel-into-a-dataset-that-can-be-used-by-power-bi\">Power BI and Excel.<\/a><\/p><p>It is very easy to use Power Query in Excel. However, please note that this solution is only available in the most recent versions (starting from Excel 2016).<\/p><p>If you have one of these versions, you can simply:<\/p><p>1. Go to the &#8220;Data&#8221; tab.<br \/>2. Under the &#8220;Get &amp; Transform Data&#8221; section.<br \/>3. Click on &#8220;Get Data&#8221; and then use the Power Query Editor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccf60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fccf60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From there, the query editor opens in a new window.<\/p><p>However, for Excel 2010 and 2013 versions, Power Query is not integrated automatically. In this case, you need to go to the Microsoft website to download Power Query and then install it on your Excel worksheet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfef16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bfef16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/excel-power-query.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a457998 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a457998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn Power Query<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6205f20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6205f20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1e002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe1e002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Power Query's features?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b7162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b7162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To simplify analytics work, Power Query provides several features aimed at improving data quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24114b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24114b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data import<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70d300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70d300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power Query can import data from a wide variety of sources, including an Excel workbook, a text file, a SQL database, a website, an <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/api-integration-in-python-databases-made-easy\">API,<\/a> and more.<\/p><p>To do this, you should follow these steps:<\/p><p>1. Go to the &#8220;Data&#8221; tab.<br \/>2. Click on &#8220;Get Data.&#8221;<br \/>3. Select the data source you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a0116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a0116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the information is usable as-is, you can add it directly to your worksheet. However, if you want to change the format, <strong>Power Query&#8217;s<\/strong> query editor allows you to transform the data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3b7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce3b7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transforming data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e099551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e099551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the data is loaded into <strong>Power Query<\/strong>, you can transform it as you wish.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s important to note that Power Query works by column. The goal is not to modify individual cells but columns. This saves time when processing data.<\/p><p>With Power Query, you can:<\/p><p>&#8211; Convert some textual data into numeric data.<br \/>&#8211; Delete columns.<br \/>&#8211; Change column headers.<br \/>&#8211; Standardize the format of all the data.<br \/>&#8211; And more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879e3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879e3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a<strong> non-exhaustive list<\/strong>, as the Power Query dashboard offers over 300 transformation options,<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/ai-and-creativity-exploring-the-myth-vs-reality\"> including AI-based modifications.<\/a> This gives you unparalleled flexibility compared to other data processing tools.<\/p><p>Once all the data is in the right format, you can integrate it into your Excel worksheet for better utilization. Indeed, thanks to this standardization work, it becomes easier to create charts, pivot tables, reports, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5caaba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5caaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/data-power-query.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1532d44 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1532d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/formation-power-bi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Suivre un cursus pour se former \u00e0 Power Query<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964c7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"964c7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Update data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ac86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ac86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> strength of Power Query<\/strong> is its connectivity. This solution can connect to multiple sources to update data in real-time. So, as soon as a modification appears in the original file, you can see it in Excel. To do this, you simply need to refresh your table.<\/p><p>In addition to real-time updates, Power Query&#8217;s query editor presents information in the correct format. If you formatted the original file during import, Power Query saves all the parameters of an existing query (e.g., column deletion, header modification, displaying numeric data, etc.). Every time this tool loads new information, it retraces the initially applied steps to provide you with the correct data model, without you having to do anything.<\/p><p>This feature is particularly useful in companies that use constantly changing datasets, such as financial data or customer data. Thanks to this real-time refresh, companies can make better decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e9ed9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"16e9ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dbd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43dbd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of Power Query?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfafca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfafca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saving time<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388679b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"388679b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For analysts, Power Query automates all the tasks involved in data preparation. In other words, the most time-consuming tasks that add little value to the business.<\/p><p>As a result, data analysts can spend more time analyzing and interpreting data to improve the quality of the decision-making process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f02cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86f02cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connection from a wide variety of data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa494a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa494a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Power Query can connect to all types of data sources. Whether you are importing information from an Excel spreadsheet, a PDF document, a <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/refactoring-databases-and-code-comprehensive-guide-to-the-essentials\">database,<\/a> a website, an API, or any other source, Power Query is capable of leveraging this external data and updating it in real-time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188112e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"188112e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ease of use<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f58a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f58a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To use Power Query, you don&#8217;t need to write a single line of code. 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