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15 changes: 10 additions & 5 deletions pandas/io/parsers.py
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Parameters
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filepath_or_buffer : str, pathlib.Path, py._path.local.LocalPath or any \
object with a read() method (such as a file handle or StringIO)
The string could be a URL. Valid URL schemes include http, ftp, s3, and
file. For file URLs, a host is expected. For instance, a local file could
be file://localhost/path/to/table.csv
filepath_or_buffer : str, path object, or file-like object
Any valid string path is acceptable. The string could be a URL. Valid
URL schemes include http, ftp, s3, and file. For file URLs, a host is
expected. A local file could be: file://localhost/path/to/table.csv.

If you want to pass in a path object, pandas accepts either
``pathlib.Path`` or ``py._path.local.LocalPath``.

By file-like object, we refer to objects with a ``read()`` method, such as
a file handler (e.g. via builtin ``open`` function) or ``StringIO``.
%s
delim_whitespace : boolean, default False
Specifies whether or not whitespace (e.g. ``' '`` or ``'\t'``) will be
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