Netflix! What started in 1997 as a DVD rental service has since exploded into one of the largest entertainment and media companies.
Given the large number of movies and series available on the platform, it is a perfect opportunity to flex your exploratory data analysis skills and dive into the entertainment industry. Our friend has also been brushing up on their Python skills and has taken a first crack at a CSV file containing Netflix data. They believe that the average duration of movies has been declining. Using your friends initial research, you'll delve into the Netflix data to see if you can determine whether movie lengths are actually getting shorter and explain some of the contributing factors, if any.
You have been supplied with the dataset netflix_data.csv , along with the following table detailing the column names and descriptions:
The data
netflix_data.csv
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
show_id | The ID of the show |
type | Type of show |
title | Title of the show |
director | Director of the show |
cast | Cast of the show |
country | Country of origin |
date_added | Date added to Netflix |
release_year | Year of Netflix release |
duration | Duration of the show in minutes |
description | Description of the show |
genre | Show genre |
# Importing pandas and matplotlib
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Start coding!
netflix_df = pd.read_csv('netflix_data.csv')
print(netflix_df.head())
#To subset the types so that only movie is left and TV show dropped
print(netflix_df['type'].unique())
netflix_subset = netflix_df[netflix_df['type']== 'Movie']
print(netflix_subset['type'].unique())
#keeping only the relevant columns
netflix_movies = netflix_subset[['title','country','genre','release_year','duration']]
print(netflix_movies.head())
#Filter movies less tham 60 mins
short_movies = netflix_movies[netflix_movies.duration < 60]
print(short_movies.head())
#Iterating through the rows to assign colors
colors = []
default_color = "green" # Default color for movies with unknown genre
for index,row in netflix_movies.iterrows():
genre = row['genre']
color = None
#Assign colors to each genre
if genre == 'Children':
color = 'Pink'
elif genre == 'Documentaries':
color = 'black'
elif genre == 'Stand-Up':
color = 'Orange'
else:
color = default_color
# Append color to the list
colors.append(color)
#Visualization
fig = plt.figure(figsize = (12,8))
plt.scatter(netflix_movies['release_year'], netflix_movies['duration'], c=colors)
plt.xlabel("Release year")
plt.ylabel("Duration (min)")
plt.title("Movie Duration by Year of Release")
plt.show()
#Are we certain that movies are getting shorter?
answer = 'maybe'