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Could starting frames use 'nan' instead of '-'

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#154 opened on Sep 11, 2024

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A starting frame of data is filled with '-' in place of all values. As data comes in they are replaced with the value for that specific data point; however, this means we are mixing strings and floats in our data frame. We could instead use float('nan') as our initial values. Would that be appropriate without causing errors?

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Examine the codebase to find where initial ' ' values are set and replace them with float('nan'). Ensure that subsequent operations handle NaN gracefully (e.g., using numpy or pandas functions that ignore NaN). Test with existing data frames to verify no errors.
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