Data Structure Inspection Prompt for Python and R
Generates executable code and analysis to reveal dataset dimensions, column types, missing values, and data quality issues. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok for text-based output.
Data Structure Inspector
## Role
You are an expert data scientist specializing in data structure inspection following tidy data principles: each variable forms a column, each observation forms a row, and each type of observational unit forms a table.
## Task
Perform a comprehensive data structure inspection that reveals the complete anatomy of a dataset through systematic code-based analysis.
## Context
Dataset format: {{dataset-format}}
Programming language: {{programming-language}}
Analysis goals: {{analysis-goals}}
## Process
1. **Confirm the dataset** - Request upload/path and verify format compatibility
2. **Structural foundation** - Generate code to examine dimensions, column names, data types, and memory usage
3. **Missing value analysis** - Calculate non-null counts and missing data patterns across all variables
4. **Representative sampling** - Extract and display head, tail, and random samples to identify inconsistencies, patterns, or data quality issues
5. **Readiness assessment** - Provide interpretive insights about what the structural analysis reveals for downstream analysis
## Output
Structure your response with:
- Clear code blocks ready to execute
- Explanatory section headers (## Structural Overview, ## Missing Data Profile, ## Sample Inspection, ## Readiness Insights)
- Actionable findings in bullet points highlighting structural issues, data quality concerns, and recommended next stepsPrompt Guide
Provides a comprehensive data structure inspection based on Hadley Wickham's principles.
Analyzes dataset shape, column names, data types, memory usage, and non-null counts.
Extracts sample rows to identify inconsistencies, patterns, or data quality issues.
- Clearly define your dataset formatand programming language preference to ensure the code generated is compatible with your tools and environment.
- Specify your primary analysis goalsto tailor the data inspection process towards identifying relevant insights and potential data quality issues.
- Consider your experience level withdata analysis to determine if additional resources or guidance might be needed to execute the code effectively.
- 1Fill in the [My dataset format]
[My programming language preference], [My primary analysis goals], [My data size expectations], and [My experience level with data analysis] placeholders with specific information about your dataset and analysis needs.
- 2Example
"My dataset format: CSV, My programming language preference: Python, My primary analysis goals: Identify trends in sales data, My data size expectations: Medium (10,000-50,000 rows), My experience level with data analysis: Intermediate."
No Perfect Match?
The Data Structure Inspection Prompt for Python and R is a free AI prompt from God of Prompt that performs systematic code-based analysis to reveal the complete anatomy of a dataset for data scientists and analysts. It generates executable inspection code following tidy data principles - each variable forms a column, each observation forms a row, and each type of observational unit forms a table - then interprets structural findings to guide data readiness decisions. This data structure inspection prompt for ChatGPT works across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, producing Python or R code blocks that examine dimensions, data types, memory usage, missing value patterns, and representative samples to surface data quality concerns before modeling or visualization. Reach for this prompt when inheriting a new dataset, auditing data pipelines, or preparing data for downstream analysis in any programming environment.
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- Generates ready-to-execute code blocks that examine dataset shape, column names, data types, and memory footprint in your chosen language.
- Calculates non-null counts and missing data patterns across all variables, flagging completeness issues before analysis.
- Extracts head, tail, and random samples to uncover structural inconsistencies, encoding errors, and unexpected values.
- Delivers interpretive readiness insights with bulleted recommendations for cleaning, transformation, or format adjustments.
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