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readr

readr provides fast, consistent functions for reading flat files like CSVs into R, such as read_csv(), as an improvement over base R's equivalent functions. It handles more edge cases well, like inconsistent column types or unusual encodings, and gives clearer feedback about how it parsed each column. It's typically the first tool reached for when loading tabular data into R.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@Introduction to readr
• @article@Importing Data into R with readr
• @video@How to handle large files with R using {readr} 2.0