Setting the Stage: Context for the Curious Book Reader
This journal entry chronicles an intensive and iterative development cycle focused on automating complex SEO data reports within Excel’s multi-tabbed .xlsx
format. It delves into the foundational data structures underpinning modern computing, from the rows-and-columns paradigm of Fortran and Pandas to the flexibility of key-value stores. More crucially, it provides a candid, blow-by-blow account of the debugging process—highlighting challenges like KeyError
, ensuring idempotency, and precisely identifying filter logic failures, all through dynamic collaboration with an AI assistant in a REPL-like environment. This piece offers invaluable insights into the practical realities of building robust, data-intensive applications and the meticulous diagnostics required to achieve true data fidelity.
Technical Journal Entry Begins
So Levin, let’s get on with the show. Show some flex. What does 30 years in the industry of tech really mean? It means you understand k-means and the double entendre self-referential acronym GNU-like joke for what it is. Nobody’s gonna get that except for the people who named it plus maybe like an AI or two. Okay, some Engineers. It also means you can demonstrate this flex on occasion.
What are we up to? The Excel XLSX file format? The person naming that I think was trying to say something.
Ahemmm…
Let’s exhibit excellent flex in
.xlsx
Excelsx
indeed
The thing you should note is there’s tabs to be wrote
Before we get painterly!
There’s nothing new under the Sun or in the Noosphere? I give you formatting Excel spreadsheets, the most sexy least sexy tech project there is.
The Excel XLSX
Format: Flex, Structure, and Interoperability
Everyone wants to talk about Parquet and Arrow because Pandas DataFrame processing options are evolving to optimize for different cases.
Pandas was born in the Rows & Columns world of the most excellent Excel-minded people. It’s basically the same data-structure of spreadsheets and it’s rocket science. It’s the same rocket science of a great granddaddy language of tech, Fortran. Certain great granddaddy languages of tech — or great grandmother if you prefer because there is Grace Hopper the inventor of COBOL — are like pee in the pool of tech. Once it’s in there it’s not coming out without draining the entire pool. That’s why you can still find high-paying jobs for COBOL programmers; so many business systems were programmed on it back in the day and that was also tied to the big Y2K hullabaloo… what? That was a quarter century ago and nobody remembers? Yeah, I guess you’re right.
From Ancient Mainframes to Modern DataFrames: The Rows & Columns Legacy
Anyhow, rows & columns are big. It’s actually the whole Machine Learning, Data Science and AI industries too. And Python being so good at it because NumPy and Fortran and optimized C modules in Python something something… help me out here, Gemini.
Gemini: That’s an insightful shift in focus. You’re moving from the esoteric world of clustering algorithms back to the practical bedrock of data science: the rectangular structure of rows and columns, and why Python dominates this space, even while interfacing with the final, formatted \(\text{.xlsx}\) deliverable.
Here is the breakdown of the historical and technical lineage of the Rows & Columns data structure in computing, explaining Python’s dominance.
The Enduring Power of the Rows & Columns Structure
You are correct that the two-dimensional grid is not just a feature of spreadsheets; it is the foundational data structure of the scientific, financial, and machine learning industries.
1. The Great Granddaddy: Fortran and Arrays
The “pee in the pool” analogy for foundational languages is apt. The rows-and-columns concept originates from the earliest forms of high-performance computing, long before the relational database:
- Fortran (Formula Translation): Invented in the 1950s, Fortran was designed for scientific and engineering calculations. Its primary data structure was the array (the direct ancestor of the matrix, the spreadsheet, and the DataFrame). Fortran excelled because it was engineered to handle large, contiguous blocks of data in memory, making numerical operations incredibly fast and efficient.
- COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language): Invented by Grace Hopper (the “Great Grandmother”) in the late 1950s, COBOL focused on processing large volumes of structured, tabular business records—the precursors to today’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
The legacy of these languages is data organized into simple, predictable structures—a necessity for early computers with limited memory. This design choice, though ancient, is still the most efficient way to map problems onto computer hardware.
2. Python’s Dominance: The NumPy and C/Fortran Alliance
Python, by itself, is too slow for matrix operations. Its success in data science is entirely due to its ability to outsource heavy lifting to modules written in highly optimized, low-level languages.
Python Layer | Function | The Secret Sauce (Fortran’s Legacy) |
---|---|---|
Python/Pandas | Provides the user interface (the DataFrame object), elegant syntax, and high-level workflow control (like merging, pivoting, and grouping). |
It acts as the manager. |
NumPy (Numerical Python) | Provides the mathematical engine and the core array object. | Its heavy lifting numerical routines are written primarily in C and Fortran. When you run an array operation in Python, NumPy quietly hands the actual number-crunching down to code originally designed for supercomputers decades ago. |
C/Cython/Numba | Provides the speed and optimization for loops and matrix algebra. | This is the optimized glue that allows Python to access low-level machine memory directly, bypassing the slowness of native Python code. |
The result is a perfect synergy: You get the readability and flexibility of Python (Conway’s Law: good tooling for the programmer) layered on top of the raw, decades-old speed of Fortran’s array processing (Moore’s Law: fast, predictable computation).
3. The Modern Debate: Columnar vs. Row Storage
The ongoing debate over Parquet and Arrow versus the traditional structure simply represents the latest iteration of optimizing the rows & columns model:
- Traditional (Row-Based, like \(\text{.csv}\)): Data is stored sequentially by row (
Keyword 1 + Volume 1 + Position 1
, thenKeyword 2 + Volume 2 + Position 2
). This is excellent for transactions (like adding a single record). - Columnar (Parquet/Arrow): Data is stored sequentially by column (
Keyword 1, Keyword 2...
, thenVolume 1, Volume 2...
). This is excellent for analytical queries (like your Gap Analysis). If you only need to calculate the mean of “Search Volume,” you only read that single column’s block of data, ignoring the rest.
Your final \(\text{.xlsx}\) file, though wrapped in XML and focused on presentation, is the definitive Rows & Columns format. Python excels at generating it because its whole DNA is built upon efficiently reading, manipulating, and writing these universal data rectangles.
Me: Excellent us some good ideas there Gemini, thank you! I’d like to pay you back in kind so put it on my tab.
Tabs, you say? No, there is no tabbed data in .csv
-files. That’s because
there’s no decisive standard or regulatory group for comma separated values
and their cousins tab separated values. And I quote… sometimes I quote.
Sometimes I enforce quoting but sometimes I don’t because if there’s no spaces
or embedded comma, and I quote, why quote? So ambiguity reins and amongst that
ambiguity of the wild-west free-for-all shit-show that is CSV files is the
absolute zero chance that the additional complication of a sub-table or
multi-table standard could ever work in the sense of being reliably read and
parsed by things that are by some miracle able to read CSV files reliably
today… because there is no standard. Gee, was that circular?
Let’s straighten it out… into a flat sequence so we can use a built-in index and keep it all straight. That way we can zip through the data one record at a time using that indexed sequential access method. I, Say! ISAM! Did I say ISAM? But what if it’s not linear and it’s more like a tree? Could that B? B+tree’ve me, it is. But not Btrieve, because that’s different but a little bit related. The former is like key-value pairs like in modern NoSQL… but wait, can I talk about NoSQL before I talk about SQL? Yeah sure, they have cachet.
Or is that cache? Caching, cashes, cachet?
There’s a whole lot of caching going on out there in the world today because… well, to save money. And optimized hash based indexes for key-value pairs (KVP) are starting to sound like the B+Tree method of ISAM, but they’re not. B+Tree is the tree like it sounds while modern optimized hashing algorithms are on flat tables but so friggn fast you can build any tree you want out of them. Hmm, I’m still going all over the place. How does caching based on optimized hashing save so much money and thus drives up their use as a centerpiece of tech?
Well, there’s local caching in the app or browser. There’s edge-of-network caching of static resources by CDNs like Akamai and CloudFlare. There’s caching on the servers with Varnish and Memcached. And now with AI there’s fancy new caching so already answered questions don’t have to incur that expensive inference cost each time it’s (closely) re-prompted.
Small caches are better than big caches. They’re like small waste paper baskets. They fill up faster and you have to empty them more frequently but that’s a small price to pay compared to the disastrous consequences of the garbage piling up. Hard drive writes stop working. Product features and inventory availability are reported wrong. So caches expire and setting short or fragile conditions on what makes a cache empty itself is a small cache. It won’t save much and it won’t save long. It’s like a small waste paper basket.
Caches used to be big, dumb key-value pairs. Dumb, you say? In fact in essence
they were nothing more than dbm
on like nearly the original version of the
Unix operating system from the early 1970s so its been around for a very long
time. But then it disappeared because Oracle bought Berkeley DB the somewhat
grown up version of dbm just like they bought MySQL, and so it disappeared
except where it was already so ingrained that you can’t get off of it and now
rely on Oracle, which I guess was sort of the point in the first place.
Oh, but then it makes a resurgence with the name NoSQL in the form of MongoDB, CouchDB and the like. And if you haven’t gotten the idea, optimized key-value pair (KVP) databases are just like an alternative world to the Row & Column world that uses tables, that can relate to each other. And when those relationships are highly managed it makes an awesome database or Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), and that generally means SQL. No, not Microsoft SQLServer. That’s just one product. I’m talking about the whole standard. And there are standards for SQL, unlike CSV which don’t have multiple tables or tabs.
Oh yeah, that brings us full circle again.
We choose .xlsx
not merely for the ability to format, embed formulas and all
that happy presentation stuff but also for its support for multiple tabs, though
they’re not quite as powerful as tables in SQL, it is much the same concept.
.xlsx
is standards-driven too, and in fact because it’s XML-based there is
rigorous tooling available to make sure they are both well-formed and valid —
language you used to hear about a lot when XML was sexy, and even has DTD
(Document Type Definition) and XSD (XML Schema Definition)…
…well, you know I could go on forever with this stuff and I don’t think I did any of it justice. Go ahead and re-explain everything I covered but in a more organized fashion and probably much more correct. Feel free to be pedantic and use every token you can squeeze into the response, please and thank you.
The Competing Philosophies of Data: Tabular Order vs. Key-Value Chaos
Gemini: That torrent of interconnected historical, philosophical, and technical concepts is profoundly insightful. You have touched upon the very tensions that define modern software architecture: the battle between simplicity and complexity, local state and global consistency, and transient speed and durable structure.
The task, as always, is to impose order and clarity upon this complexity. I will synthesize your ideas into a cohesive, pedantic, yet accessible narrative, explaining the lineage and ongoing relevance of these data philosophies.
The history of computing data is a story of two warring tribes—the Organizers (who prefer tables) and the Scouts (who prefer immediate access).
I. The Enduring Failure and Silent Triumph of the CSV (The Unruly Nomad)
You correctly identify the chaos of the CSV (\(\text{Comma-Separated Values}\)) format.
The Problem: Lack of Standard ❌
The fundamental flaw of CSV is that it is merely a convention, not a standard. Because there is no governing body or rigorous specification, every implementation must guess:
- To Quote or Not to Quote: Does an embedded comma require the value to be quoted? Does a line break within a quoted field break the record?
- Delimiter Ambiguity: Is it \(\text{CSV}\) (comma), \(\text{TSV}\) (tab), or some other delimiter?
- The Single-Table Constraint: Since the format is simply a stream of text rows, there is no native support for multi-table relationships, foreign keys, or complex indexing. This is why the idea of adding “tabs” or multiple relational tables to CSV is an architectural impossibility.
The Solution: ISAM and Indexed Simplicity
The inherent flat sequence of the CSV mirrors the earliest database access methods, designed for simplicity and speed:
- ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method): This is the foundational idea of organizing records linearly while providing a separate, faster index to jump directly to a record by a primary key. \(\text{ISAM}\) and its B-Tree/B+Tree descendants are still the engine under most modern relational databases, proving that a flat file plus a clever index remains a potent structure.
II. The Resurgence of the Scout: Caching, Hashing, and NoSQL (The Fast, Local State)
Your journey through \(\text{dbm}\), \(\text{Berkeley DB}\), and \(\text{NoSQL}\) describes the constant resurgence of the \(\text{Key-Value Pair (KVP)}\) database, driven primarily by one factor: cost savings through performance optimization (Caching).
Caching and the Cost of Inference 💰
The core function of caching is to trade small amounts of fast memory (\(\text{RAM}\)) for expensive, slow resources (disk access, database queries, or \(\text{AI inference}\)).
Cache Type | Location | Cost Avoided | Architectural Principle |
---|---|---|---|
Local | Browser / Application | Network latency and server processing. | Small Caches are Best: As you noted, a small cache is cheap to empty and manages transient, local state effectively. |
Mid-Layer | Memcached / Redis / Varnish | Disk I/O (Database access) and CPU cycles. | Optimized Hashing: These modern \(\text{KVP}\) systems are designed around highly optimized hashing algorithms, allowing them to find a key’s value in a huge, flat table in near-constant time (\(O(1)\)). This speed drastically reduces the load on the slow, relational database beneath. |
AI Caching | Inference Engine | Inference Cost (GPU/TPU time). | Avoiding the need to re-run an expensive \(\text{LLM}\) prompt saves real capital, making fast \(\text{KVP}\) lookups the new front door to \(\text{AI}\) services. |
The key innovation that enables \(\text{NoSQL}\) (MongoDB, CouchDB, etc.) to thrive is the idea that for many web-scale problems, the speed of access matters more than the rigor of relationships.
KVP vs. RDBMS: The Fundamental Difference
- KVP (NoSQL): Prioritizes speed and flexibility. Data is schemaless (or semi-schemaless) and is accessed by hashing the key.
- RDBMS (SQL): Prioritizes integrity, consistency, and complex querying. It uses tables and strict schemas to manage highly interconnected data, making it excellent for complex financial or inventory systems.
III. The Humble \(\text{.XLSX}\): The Standard that XML Built (The Interoperable Bridge)
This brings us to the \(\text{.xlsx}\) file, which occupies a unique space, solving problems that \(\text{CSV}\) cannot and bridging the gap between machine efficiency and human presentation.
The XML Twist 📐
You are perfectly correct: the \(\text{.xlsx}\) format is a standards-driven file, defined by the rigorous \(\text{Open XML}\) format.
Format | Specification Used | Core Problem Solved |
---|---|---|
CSV | No Standard | Only raw, flat data can be exchanged. |
\(\text{.XLSX}\) | \(\text{XML Schema Definition (XSD)}\) | Structured Presentation: It supports multiple “tabs” (worksheets), each defined by its own \(\text{XML}\) structure within the containing ZIP file. |
The Power of Tabs (The Illusion of the RDBMS)
The worksheets in an \(\text{.xlsx}\) file, though not true relational tables, provide the illusion of multi-table support that businesses need:
- Organized Context: Each tab allows the complex workflow output—like your \(\text{GAPalyzer}\)—to be cleanly separated into logical units (e.g., “Gap Analysis,” “Competitor Details,” “Formatting Key”).
- Preserving Visual State: Because \(\text{XML}\) is inherently document-centric, the file saves the data and the instructions for rendering it (formatting, colors, fonts). This is why Python must use sophisticated libraries (\(\text{xlsxwriter}\), \(\text{openpyxl}\)) to manipulate the underlying \(\text{XML}\) files.
The \(\text{.xlsx}\) file, therefore, represents the successful convergence of:
- Tabular Structure (from \(\text{Fortran/COBOL}\))
- Standards-Driven Rigor (from \(\text{XML}\))
- Human Context (the necessity of visual formatting)
It remains the second universal data format because it is the most efficient and reliable way to pass a complex, formatted, multi-faceted analytical deliverable between systems and human stakeholders.
Me: And so that brings us up to the first round of implementation in this system that I’m not totally happy with, but I’m going to move ahead with a verbatim port of my old approach anyway, and we can clean it up later. And that is the fact that the first time we wrote out that large, unformatted file with xlwriter — for speed, versus openpyxl which is much slower — it has a potentially massive amount of data and all the Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, LibreOffice Calc and other things you might load it into which is a lot — did I mention Excel files are a universal interoperable file format because everything needs to load Excel — it’s slow.
Tab 1 is slowwww because of the amount of data in here and you hardly want to stand there in front of a client and fiddle with all the filters that make a Content Gap Analysis deliverable for SEO clients useful. No, you need it all pre-filtered and flattened onto their own tabs.
Not only is this good for performance, but it’s good in front of the client too because you demonstrated you thought about their needs. And so for that there’s Regular Expressions, but I don’t want to force RegEx onto the masses. Even SEOs.
Soooo…
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
if filter_name in tabs:
# Function to read keywords from quickbooks.txt
def read_keywords(file_path):
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
important_keywords_list = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
return important_keywords_list
# Function to filter dataframe based on keywords
def filter_df_by_keywords(df, keywords):
return df[df["Keyword"].isin(keywords)]
# Read keywords from quickbooks.txt
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
# Filter the dataframe based on quickbooks.txt keywords
loop_list.append(filter_name)
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
df_filtered = bf.normalize_and_score(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, last_competitor, True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# Write Best Opportunties or Striking Distance based on whether Botify data available
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
if filter_name in tabs:
loop_list.append(filter_name)
if has_botify:
try:
df_tab = df[(df["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df[semrush_lookup] > 3)].copy()
except:
# Horrible soluiton. Rethink!
df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)]
else:
df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)]
df_tab = bf.normalize_and_score(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, last_competitor, True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab the same way in either case
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
if filter_name in tabs:
loop_list.append(filter_name)
df_tab = df[df[semrush_lookup].notnull()].sort_values(by=[semrush_lookup, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False])
# Write out the tab the same way in either case
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# Define each filter's keyword processing and apply the best opportunity logic if appropriate
for filter_name, keywords in [
("Gifts", [
'gift',
'gifts',
'idea',
'ideas',
'present',
'presents',
'give',
'giving',
'black friday',
'cyber monday',
'cyber week',
'bfcm',
'bf',
'cm',
'holiday',
'deals',
'sales',
'offer',
'discount',
'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])]:
if filter_name in tabs:
loop_list.append(filter_name)
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join(keywords) + r')\b'
df_tab = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)]
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[semrush_lookup] >= 4) | (df_tab[semrush_lookup].isna())]
df_tab = bf.normalize_and_score(df_tab, semrush_lookup, has_botify, last_competitor, True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
print("Done writing Excel tabs.")
This one is going to be a bit tricky to do verbatim because I used to have a
piece of data, a list I think, that contained the selection of filter key names
that each particular client got used. I’d select a smattering of different
filter tabs based on their names, but I don’t have (nor want) that level of
granular control per client right now. It would be just one more thing to
shove in the misnamed keys.py
file that the user would have to know to set and
figure out some convention or other.
So when we port this we just want to apply every filter that’s set up to every run of the Notebook. So when this cell runs it doesn’t need the conditional logic gateway to control which tabs get generated. Generate them all for everybody keeping extremely loyal to the implementation in all other regards. You can clean it up to be easier to look at and make the user see what’s going on there, but nothing creative in the breaking the app sort of way please and thank you!
The Automated Excel Report: Implementation Challenges Begin
Gemini: You are entirely correct. The shift in philosophy—from per-client granular control (via a tabs
list) to universal feature generation—is the pragmatic move for an open-source template. The client receives all possible value, and you eliminate a complex configuration point.
I will perform the port, surgically removing the if filter_name in tabs:
conditional logic and the assumption of a tabs
list, ensuring that every defined filter is executed, while preserving the complex nested filtering, sorting, and API logic exactly as written.
The Surgical Port: Generating All Filter Tabs
This code block replaces the previous cell, implementing the logic for all seven filter types and consolidating the necessary helper functions.
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
import xlsxwriter # Used in the first pass
import openpyxl # Used in append mode ('a') for subsequent tabs
import re
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
from nltk import bigrams
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.stem import PorterStemmer
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import numpy as np
# NOTE: This cell assumes 'job', 'df', 'semrush_lookup', 'has_botify',
# 'xl_file', 'competitors', and helper functions are defined.
# --- PATH DEFINITION ---
# The intermediate file location for reading filter keywords
important_keywords_file = Path("data") / f"{job}_important_keywords.txt"
# Assuming this file exists and is user-editable, residing next to the filter_keywords.csv
# --- REQUIRED SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (Surgical Ports from previous definitions) ---
def reorder_columns_surgical(df, priority_column, after_column):
# NOTE: This is the critical function used by normalize_and_score_surgical
if priority_column in df.columns:
columns = list(df.columns.drop(priority_column))
if after_column not in columns:
return df # Silently fail reorder if column is missing (as per past instruction)
after_column_index = columns.index(after_column)
columns.insert(after_column_index + 1, priority_column)
return df[columns]
return df
def safe_normalize(series):
# NOTE: This is the critical normalization utility
min_val = series.min()
max_val = series.max()
range_val = max_val - min_val
if range_val == 0:
return np.zeros_like(series)
else:
return (series - min_val).div(range_val).fillna(0)
def normalize_and_score_surgical(df, registered_domain, has_botify_data, after_col, reorder):
# This must be included since it's the core scoring logic
if 'internal_page_rank.raw' in df.columns:
df = df.rename(columns={'internal_page_rank.raw': 'Raw Internal Pagerank'}, inplace=False)
# --- Critical Fix to find the target column ---
clean_lookup_key = registered_domain.rstrip('/')
target_col = None
for col in df.columns:
if col.rstrip('/') == clean_lookup_key:
target_col = col
break
if target_col is None:
# Fallback to the provided key if it's not found (may raise KeyError on next line)
target_col = registered_domain
# --- End Critical Fix ---
df['Normalized Search Volume'] = safe_normalize(df['Search Volume'])
df['Normalized Search Position'] = safe_normalize(df[target_col])
df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty'] = safe_normalize(df['Keyword Difficulty'])
df['Normalized CPC'] = safe_normalize(df['CPC'])
combined_score = df['Normalized CPC'] - df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty']
if has_botify_data:
if 'Raw Internal Pagerank' in df.columns:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = safe_normalize(df['Raw Internal Pagerank'])
else:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = 0
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = safe_normalize(df["No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries"])
combined_score += df['Normalized Missed Clicks']
else:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = 0
combined_score += (-1 * df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] +
df['Normalized Search Volume'] +
df['Normalized Search Position'])
df['Combined Score'] = combined_score
if reorder:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "CPC", after_col)
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Keyword Difficulty", "CPC")
if has_botify_data:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Internal Pagerank", "Keyword Difficulty")
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Unique Inlinks", "Internal Pagerank")
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries", "No. of Unique Inlinks")
return df
# --- Filter-Specific Functions (Copied Verbatim) ---
def read_keywords(file_path):
"""Function to read keywords from a file."""
if not file_path.exists():
print(f"⚠️ Warning: Keywords file not found at {file_path}. Skipping file-based filter.")
return []
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
important_keywords_list = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
return important_keywords_list
def filter_df_by_keywords(df, keywords):
"""Function to filter dataframe based on an exact list of keywords."""
return df[df["Keyword"].isin(keywords)]
# --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
print("Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...")
# --- 1. Filter: Important Keywords (File-Based Filter) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
# Check for file existence to prevent crashes, but execute logic if file is present
if important_keywords_file.exists():
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
if important_keywords_list:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (via file list)...")
# Ensure 'df' is the working DataFrame (the truncated one)
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
# Apply scoring and reordering (reorder=True)
df_filtered = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Use openpyxl in append mode
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keyword file is empty.")
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keywords file does not exist.")
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
df_tab = df.copy()
if has_botify:
# Original logic attempts complex filter, falls back to SEMRush-only if fields fail
try:
# NOTE: Using the GSC field names as they typically appear in the DF when GSC data is present.
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df_tab[semrush_lookup] > 3)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
except KeyError:
# Horrible soluiton. Rethink! (Using the verbatim comment)
# Fallback logic if GSC-related columns don't exist
df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
# SEMRush-only logic if Botify data was never loaded
df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab the same way in either case
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 3. Filter: Important Keywords disable (Client Ranking Sort) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
# Filter: Keywords where the client is ranking (position is not null)
df_tab = df[df[semrush_lookup].notnull()].sort_values(by=[semrush_lookup, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False]).copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Client Rank Sort)...")
# Write out the tab
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 4. Loop: Targeted Keyword Filters (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) ---
targeted_filters = [
("Gifts", [
'gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])
]
for filter_name, keywords in targeted_filters:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
# Construct the RegEx pattern using word boundaries for precise matching
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join(keywords) + r')\b'
# Filter 1: Find keywords matching the pattern (e.g., 'gift', 'how', 'near me')
df_tab = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)].copy()
# Filter 2: Apply Striking Distance Logic
# Keep keywords where client is ranking (pos >= 4) OR client is not ranking at all (NaN)
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[semrush_lookup] >= 4) | (df_tab[semrush_lookup].isna())]
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
print("✅ Done writing all supplementary Excel tabs.")
Me: Did we not JUST HAVE this discussion?
Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...
☑️ Skipping 'Important Keywords': Keywords file does not exist.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
KeyError Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py:3812, in Index.get_loc(self, key)
3811 try:
-> 3812 return self._engine.get_loc(casted_key)
3813 except KeyError as err:
File pandas/_libs/index.pyx:167, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()
File pandas/_libs/index.pyx:196, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()
File pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi:7088, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()
File pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi:7096, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()
KeyError: 'nixos.org'
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
KeyError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[42], line 153
151 try:
152 # NOTE: Using the GSC field names as they typically appear in the DF when GSC data is present.
--> 153 df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df_tab[semrush_lookup] > 3)].copy()
154 print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py:4113, in DataFrame.__getitem__(self, key)
4112 return self._getitem_multilevel(key)
-> 4113 indexer = self.columns.get_loc(key)
4114 if is_integer(indexer):
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py:3819, in Index.get_loc(self, key)
3818 raise InvalidIndexError(key)
-> 3819 raise KeyError(key) from err
3820 except TypeError:
3821 # If we have a listlike key, _check_indexing_error will raise
3822 # InvalidIndexError. Otherwise we fall through and re-raise
3823 # the TypeError.
KeyError: 'nixos.org'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
KeyError Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py:3812, in Index.get_loc(self, key)
3811 try:
-> 3812 return self._engine.get_loc(casted_key)
3813 except KeyError as err:
File pandas/_libs/index.pyx:167, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()
File pandas/_libs/index.pyx:196, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()
File pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi:7088, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()
File pandas/_libs/hashtable_class_helper.pxi:7096, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()
KeyError: 'nixos.org'
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
KeyError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[42], line 158
154 print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
155 except KeyError:
156 # Horrible soluiton. Rethink! (Using the verbatim comment)
157 # Fallback logic if GSC-related columns don't exist
--> 158 df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)].copy()
159 print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
160 else:
161 # SEMRush-only logic if Botify data was never loaded
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py:4113, in DataFrame.__getitem__(self, key)
4111 if self.columns.nlevels > 1:
4112 return self._getitem_multilevel(key)
-> 4113 indexer = self.columns.get_loc(key)
4114 if is_integer(indexer):
4115 indexer = [indexer]
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/indexes/base.py:3819, in Index.get_loc(self, key)
3814 if isinstance(casted_key, slice) or (
3815 isinstance(casted_key, abc.Iterable)
3816 and any(isinstance(x, slice) for x in casted_key)
3817 ):
3818 raise InvalidIndexError(key)
-> 3819 raise KeyError(key) from err
3820 except TypeError:
3821 # If we have a listlike key, _check_indexing_error will raise
3822 # InvalidIndexError. Otherwise we fall through and re-raise
3823 # the TypeError.
3824 self._check_indexing_error(key)
KeyError: 'nixos.org'
Do I need to post back up the original FOUR ROUNDS of back-and-forth I had with you on exactly this issue? You can find the implementation somewhere in here:
[Drops a select portion of prior discussion]
Gemini: You are correct. I failed to apply the fix to the subsequent logic blocks that also depend on accessing the column key. My previous response only addressed the helper functions; the main body of code that calls these functions with semrush_lookup
still uses the invalid key.
This is a failure of the subcontractor to check the recursive impact of a data state change across the entire execution unit. The error is occurring in the code that writes the “Best Opportunities” tab, which uses semrush_lookup
as a DataFrame index outside of the already-fixed helper function.
The Problem: Unfixed External References
The error is happening here in the logic block you provided:
# The raw DataFrame filtering logic is outside the helper function:
df_tab = df[(df[semrush_lookup] >= 4) & (df[semrush_lookup] <= striking_lower)].copy()
When this line runs, it hits the original problem: df[semrush_lookup]
fails because semrush_lookup
(e.g., 'nixos.org'
) does not match the actual column name (e.g., 'nixos.org/'
).
The Fix: Encapsulate the Key Lookup 🔪
We cannot rely on the dirty key appearing only inside normalize_and_score_surgical
. We must ensure that a single, correct column name is determined at the top of this cell and used for all filtering operations.
This requires adding the target_col
lookup logic (which we already validated in the helper function) to the main body of the filter cell.
Here is the full, surgically corrected code block for the supplemental tabs.
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
import xlsxwriter
import openpyxl
import re
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
from nltk import bigrams
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.stem import PorterStemmer
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import numpy as np
# NOTE: This cell assumes 'job', 'df', 'semrush_lookup', 'has_botify',
# 'xl_file', 'competitors', and helper functions are defined.
# --- PATH DEFINITION ---
important_keywords_file = Path("data") / f"{job}_important_keywords.txt"
# --- KEY LOOKUP FIX: Determine the actual competitor column name ---
clean_lookup_key = semrush_lookup.rstrip('/')
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL = None
for col in df.columns:
if col.rstrip('/') == clean_lookup_key:
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL = col
break
if TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL is None:
raise KeyError(f"CRITICAL ERROR: Could not find canonical competitor column for '{semrush_lookup}' in DataFrame. Available columns: {df.columns.tolist()}")
# --- Filter-Specific Functions (Copied Verbatim) ---
def read_keywords(file_path):
"""Function to read keywords from a file."""
if not file_path.exists():
print(f"⚠️ Warning: Keywords file not found at {file_path}. Skipping file-based filter.")
return []
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
important_keywords_list = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
return important_keywords_list
def filter_df_by_keywords(df, keywords):
"""Function to filter dataframe based on an exact list of keywords."""
return df[df["Keyword"].isin(keywords)]
# --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
print("Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...")
# --- 1. Filter: Important Keywords (File-Based Filter) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
if important_keywords_file.exists():
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
if important_keywords_list:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (via file list)...")
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
# Apply scoring and reordering (reorder=True)
df_filtered = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keyword file is empty.")
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keywords file does not exist.")
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
df_tab = df.copy()
if has_botify:
# Original logic attempts complex filter, falls back to SEMRush-only if fields fail
try:
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL instead of semrush_lookup
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
except KeyError:
# Fallback uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
# SEMRush-only logic uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab the same way in either case
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 3. Filter: Important Keywords disable (Client Ranking Sort) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
# Filter: Keywords where the client is ranking (position is not null)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].notnull()].sort_values(by=[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False]).copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Client Rank Sort)...")
# Write out the tab
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 4. Loop: Targeted Keyword Filters (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) ---
targeted_filters = [
("Gifts", [
'gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])
]
for filter_name, keywords in targeted_filters:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
# Construct the RegEx pattern using word boundaries for precise matching
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in keywords]) + r')\b'
# Filter 1: Find keywords matching the pattern (e.g., 'gift', 'how', 'near me')
df_tab = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)].copy()
# Filter 2: Apply Striking Distance Logic
# Keep keywords where client is ranking (pos >= 4) OR client is not ranking at all (NaN)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())]
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
print("✅ Done writing all supplementary Excel tabs.")
Me: Excellent, excellent! Now let’s make it idempotent.
Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...
☑️ Skipping 'Important Keywords': Keywords file does not exist.
- Writing Best Opportunities tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ValueError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[45], line 100
98 # Write out the tab the same way in either case
99 with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a') as writer:
--> 100 df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
103 # --- 3. Filter: Important Keywords disable (Client Ranking Sort) ---
104 filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/util/_decorators.py:333, in deprecate_nonkeyword_arguments.<locals>.decorate.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
327 if len(args) > num_allow_args:
328 warnings.warn(
329 msg.format(arguments=_format_argument_list(allow_args)),
330 FutureWarning,
331 stacklevel=find_stack_level(),
332 )
--> 333 return func(*args, **kwargs)
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/core/generic.py:2439, in NDFrame.to_excel(self, excel_writer, sheet_name, na_rep, float_format, columns, header, index, index_label, startrow, startcol, engine, merge_cells, inf_rep, freeze_panes, storage_options, engine_kwargs)
2426 from pandas.io.formats.excel import ExcelFormatter
2428 formatter = ExcelFormatter(
2429 df,
2430 na_rep=na_rep,
(...) 2437 inf_rep=inf_rep,
2438 )
-> 2439 formatter.write(
2440 excel_writer,
2441 sheet_name=sheet_name,
2442 startrow=startrow,
2443 startcol=startcol,
2444 freeze_panes=freeze_panes,
2445 engine=engine,
2446 storage_options=storage_options,
2447 engine_kwargs=engine_kwargs,
2448 )
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/io/formats/excel.py:952, in ExcelFormatter.write(self, writer, sheet_name, startrow, startcol, freeze_panes, engine, storage_options, engine_kwargs)
949 need_save = True
951 try:
--> 952 writer._write_cells(
953 formatted_cells,
954 sheet_name,
955 startrow=startrow,
956 startcol=startcol,
957 freeze_panes=freeze_panes,
958 )
959 finally:
960 # make sure to close opened file handles
961 if need_save:
File ~/repos/pipulate/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pandas/io/excel/_openpyxl.py:463, in OpenpyxlWriter._write_cells(self, cells, sheet_name, startrow, startcol, freeze_panes)
461 wks = self.book.create_sheet(sheet_name, target_index)
462 elif self._if_sheet_exists == "error":
--> 463 raise ValueError(
464 f"Sheet '{sheet_name}' already exists and "
465 f"if_sheet_exists is set to 'error'."
466 )
467 elif self._if_sheet_exists == "overlay":
468 wks = self.sheets[sheet_name]
ValueError: Sheet 'Best Opportunities' already exists and if_sheet_exists is set to 'error'.
Gemini: A failure in idempotency! You are absolutely right. The current implementation uses mode='a'
(append), but relies on the default openpyxl
behavior, which is if_sheet_exists='error'
, causing the crash on the second run of the cell.
The Fix: Enforce Idempotency by Overwriting Sheets 🔪
To achieve idempotency—where re-running the cell produces the same result without crashing—we must explicitly tell openpyxl
to replace existing sheets.
The fix is to pass if_sheet_exists='replace'
within the pd.ExcelWriter
arguments for all subsequent tab creation steps (where mode='a'
).
Corrected Code Block
I have updated the four points where pd.ExcelWriter
is called in append mode, ensuring the entire cell is now idempotent regarding sheet existence.
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
import xlsxwriter
import openpyxl
import re
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
from nltk import bigrams
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.stem import PorterStemmer
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import numpy as np
# NOTE: This cell assumes 'job', 'df', 'semrush_lookup', 'has_botify',
# 'xl_file', 'competitors', and helper functions are defined.
# --- PATH DEFINITION ---
# The intermediate file location for reading filter keywords
important_keywords_file = Path("data") / f"{job}_important_keywords.txt"
# --- REQUIRED SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (Surgical Ports from previous definitions) ---
def reorder_columns_surgical(df, priority_column, after_column):
# NOTE: This is the critical function used by normalize_and_score_surgical
if priority_column in df.columns:
columns = list(df.columns.drop(priority_column))
if after_column not in columns:
return df # Silently fail reorder if column is missing (as per past instruction)
after_column_index = columns.index(after_column)
columns.insert(after_column_index + 1, priority_column)
return df[columns]
return df
def safe_normalize(series):
# NOTE: This is the critical normalization utility
min_val = series.min()
max_val = series.max()
range_val = max_val - min_val
if range_val == 0:
return np.zeros_like(series)
else:
return (series - min_val).div(range_val).fillna(0)
def normalize_and_score_surgical(df, registered_domain, has_botify_data, after_col, reorder):
# This must be included since it's the core scoring logic
if 'internal_page_rank.raw' in df.columns:
df = df.rename(columns={'internal_page_rank.raw': 'Raw Internal Pagerank'}, inplace=False)
# --- Critical Fix to find the target column ---
clean_lookup_key = registered_domain.rstrip('/')
target_col = None
for col in df.columns:
if col.rstrip('/') == clean_lookup_key:
target_col = col
break
if target_col is None:
target_col = registered_domain # Fallback to original key if not found
# --- End Critical Fix ---
df['Normalized Search Volume'] = safe_normalize(df['Search Volume'])
df['Normalized Search Position'] = safe_normalize(df[target_col])
df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty'] = safe_normalize(df['Keyword Difficulty'])
df['Normalized CPC'] = safe_normalize(df['CPC'])
combined_score = df['Normalized CPC'] - df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty']
if has_botify_data:
if 'Raw Internal Pagerank' in df.columns:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = safe_normalize(df['Raw Internal Pagerank'])
else:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = 0
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = safe_normalize(df["No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries"])
combined_score += df['Normalized Missed Clicks']
else:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = 0
combined_score += (-1 * df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] +
df['Normalized Search Volume'] +
df['Normalized Search Position'])
df['Combined Score'] = combined_score
if reorder:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "CPC", after_col)
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Keyword Difficulty", "CPC")
if has_botify_data:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Internal Pagerank", "Keyword Difficulty")
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Unique Inlinks", "Internal Pagerank")
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries", "No. of Unique Inlinks")
return df
# --- Filter-Specific Functions (Copied Verbatim) ---
def read_keywords(file_path):
"""Function to read keywords from a file."""
if not file_path.exists():
print(f"⚠️ Warning: Keywords file not found at {file_path}. Skipping file-based filter.")
return []
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
important_keywords_list = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
return important_keywords_list
def filter_df_by_keywords(df, keywords):
"""Function to filter dataframe based on an exact list of keywords."""
return df[df["Keyword"].isin(keywords)]
# --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
print("Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...")
# --- 1. Filter: Important Keywords (File-Based Filter) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
if important_keywords_file.exists():
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
if important_keywords_list:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (via file list)...")
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
# Apply scoring and reordering (reorder=True)
df_filtered = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 1: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keyword file is empty.")
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keywords file does not exist.")
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
df_tab = df.copy()
if has_botify:
# Original logic attempts complex filter, falls back to SEMRush-only if fields fail
try:
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL instead of semrush_lookup (This is done inside normalize_and_score)
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
except KeyError:
# Fallback uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
# SEMRush-only logic uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 2: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 3. Filter: Important Keywords disable (Client Ranking Sort) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
# Filter: Keywords where the client is ranking (position is not null)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].notnull()].sort_values(by=[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False]).copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Client Rank Sort)...")
# FIX 3: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 4. Loop: Targeted Keyword Filters (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) ---
targeted_filters = [
("Gifts", [
'gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])
]
for filter_name, keywords in targeted_filters:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
# Construct the RegEx pattern using word boundaries for precise matching
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in keywords]) + r')\b'
# Filter 1: Find keywords matching the pattern (e.g., 'gift', 'how', 'near me')
df_tab = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)].copy()
# Filter 2: Apply Striking Distance Logic
# Keep keywords where client is ranking (pos >= 4) OR client is not ranking at all (NaN)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())]
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 4: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
print("✅ Done writing all supplementary Excel tabs.")
Me: Excellent, you did it. I only just added the button at the bottom based on the concept that the SEO preparing this document might like to look at the steps along the way of the creating of this document to do any trouble-shooting of the source data along the way.
Navigating Pitfalls: KeyError
, Idempotency, and Data Fidelity
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
import xlsxwriter
import openpyxl
import re
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
from nltk import bigrams
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.stem import PorterStemmer
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import numpy as np
# NOTE: This cell assumes 'job', 'df', 'semrush_lookup', 'has_botify',
# 'xl_file', 'competitors', and helper functions are defined.
# --- PATH DEFINITION ---
# The intermediate file location for reading filter keywords
important_keywords_file = Path("data") / f"{job}_important_keywords.txt"
# --- REQUIRED SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (Surgical Ports from previous definitions) ---
def reorder_columns_surgical(df, priority_column, after_column):
# NOTE: This is the critical function used by normalize_and_score_surgical
if priority_column in df.columns:
columns = list(df.columns.drop(priority_column))
if after_column not in columns:
return df # Silently fail reorder if column is missing (as per past instruction)
after_column_index = columns.index(after_column)
columns.insert(after_column_index + 1, priority_column)
return df[columns]
return df
def safe_normalize(series):
# NOTE: This is the critical normalization utility
min_val = series.min()
max_val = series.max()
range_val = max_val - min_val
if range_val == 0:
return np.zeros_like(series)
else:
return (series - min_val).div(range_val).fillna(0)
def normalize_and_score_surgical(df, registered_domain, has_botify_data, after_col, reorder):
# This must be included since it's the core scoring logic
if 'internal_page_rank.raw' in df.columns:
df = df.rename(columns={'internal_page_rank.raw': 'Raw Internal Pagerank'}, inplace=False)
# --- Critical Fix to find the target column ---
clean_lookup_key = registered_domain.rstrip('/')
target_col = None
for col in df.columns:
if col.rstrip('/') == clean_lookup_key:
target_col = col
break
if target_col is None:
target_col = registered_domain # Fallback to original key if not found
# --- End Critical Fix ---
df['Normalized Search Volume'] = safe_normalize(df['Search Volume'])
df['Normalized Search Position'] = safe_normalize(df[target_col])
df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty'] = safe_normalize(df['Keyword Difficulty'])
df['Normalized CPC'] = safe_normalize(df['CPC'])
combined_score = df['Normalized CPC'] - df['Normalized Keyword Difficulty']
if has_botify_data:
if 'Raw Internal Pagerank' in df.columns:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = safe_normalize(df['Raw Internal Pagerank'])
else:
df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] = 0
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = safe_normalize(df["No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries"])
combined_score += df['Normalized Missed Clicks']
else:
df['Normalized Missed Clicks'] = 0
combined_score += (-1 * df['Normalized Raw Internal Pagerank'] +
df['Normalized Search Volume'] +
df['Normalized Search Position'])
df['Combined Score'] = combined_score
if reorder:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "CPC", after_col)
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Keyword Difficulty", "CPC")
if has_botify_data:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "Internal Pagerank", "Keyword Difficulty")
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Unique Inlinks", "Internal Pagerank")
if "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries" in df.columns:
df = reorder_columns_surgical(df, "No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries", "No. of Unique Inlinks")
return df
# --- Filter-Specific Functions (Copied Verbatim) ---
def read_keywords(file_path):
"""Function to read keywords from a file."""
if not file_path.exists():
print(f"⚠️ Warning: Keywords file not found at {file_path}. Skipping file-based filter.")
return []
with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
important_keywords_list = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
return important_keywords_list
def filter_df_by_keywords(df, keywords):
"""Function to filter dataframe based on an exact list of keywords."""
return df[df["Keyword"].isin(keywords)]
# --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
print("Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...")
# --- 1. Filter: Important Keywords (File-Based Filter) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
if important_keywords_file.exists():
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
if important_keywords_list:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (via file list)...")
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
# Apply scoring and reordering (reorder=True)
df_filtered = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 1: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keyword file is empty.")
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keywords file does not exist.")
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
df_tab = df.copy()
if has_botify:
# Original logic attempts complex filter, falls back to SEMRush-only if fields fail
try:
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL instead of semrush_lookup (This is done inside normalize_and_score)
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0) & (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
except KeyError:
# Fallback uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
# SEMRush-only logic uses TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 2: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 3. Filter: Important Keywords disable (Client Ranking Sort) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords disable"
# Filter: Keywords where the client is ranking (position is not null)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df[df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].notnull()].sort_values(by=[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False]).copy()
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Client Rank Sort)...")
# FIX 3: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- 4. Loop: Targeted Keyword Filters (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) ---
targeted_filters = [
("Gifts", [
'gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])
]
for filter_name, keywords in targeted_filters:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
# Construct the RegEx pattern using word boundaries for precise matching
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in keywords]) + r')\b'
# Filter 1: Find keywords matching the pattern (e.g., 'gift', 'how', 'near me')
df_tab = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)].copy()
# Filter 2: Apply Striking Distance Logic
# Keep keywords where client is ranking (pos >= 4) OR client is not ranking at all (NaN)
# FIXED: Use TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())]
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab.copy(), semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# FIX 4: Add if_sheet_exists='replace'
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# Use a lambda function to call the portable _open_folder function on click
button.on_click(lambda b: _open_folder(str(deliverables_dir)))
display(button)
print("✅ Done writing all supplementary Excel tabs.")
But more importantly, the “Best Opportunities” and “Gifts” tabs are empty. I understand with “Best Opportunities” you may have tripped up on whether or not Botify data is available. It works one way with the extra weighted scores column if it is, and another way if it’s just SEMRush data. But there’s no such complication on the Gifts tab so I’m a little surprised there.
What I want you to do is to take advantage of the REPL environment. When last we ran into a problem like this piece of code strategically inserted just after the correct cell to determine what we needed to in order to overcome the problem.
# TEMPORARY DIAGNOSTIC CELL: Find the real column names
print("--- ACTUAL COLUMN HEADERS ---")
for col in final_df.columns:
if 'description' in col.lower() or 'title' in col.lower():
print(f"FOUND: {col}")
print("-----------------------------")
# Display all columns if necessary:
# print(final_df.columns.tolist())
I don’t want to do any guessing to fix this. The Opportunities Tab and the Gift tabs are empty. I can regenerate the base “gesso” file so there’s no re-running issues. It will be a blanks slate very time. But what I need is to pinpoint with absolute certainty and no guessing why these tabs are blank before we attempt a fix. Binary search methodology first with cutting down possibilities by half each time until we isolate and pinpoint the problem, and then we implement the fix. We cannot allow any guesses.
The Diagnostic Imperative: Unmasking Misaligned Filters
Gemini: Context verified.
Understood. We need to diagnose precisely why the “Best Opportunities” and “Gifts” tabs are empty using the REPL environment, without making assumptions. Let’s apply a systematic approach to isolate the failure points in the filtering logic.
Diagnostic Plan:
- Confirm Input DataFrame: Check the state of the
df
DataFrame immediately before the filtering for these tabs begins. - Isolate “Best Opportunities” Filters: Examine each part of the conditional logic for this tab (
has_botify
check, GSC impression filter, position filter) and see how many rows pass each stage. - Isolate “Gifts” Filters: Examine the keyword regex filter and the subsequent striking distance filter separately to see where rows are being lost.
Diagnostic Code:
Please insert the following cell immediately before the cell that starts with # --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
(the cell you provided in your last prompt where the KeyError
occurred and was subsequently fixed for idempotency).
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": "skip"}
# --- START DIAGNOSTIC BLOCK ---
print("--- DIAGNOSTICS: Pre-Filter DataFrame ---")
print(f"Input df shape: {df.shape}")
print(f"Input df columns: {df.columns.tolist()}")
print(f"Using TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL: '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}'")
print(f"Has Botify Data: {has_botify}")
print("\n--- DIAGNOSTICS: 'Best Opportunities' Filter Breakdown ---")
striking_lower_diag = 100 # Match the value in the main logic
if has_botify:
print("Attempting Botify/GSC Logic Path...")
try:
gsc_col = "No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"
if gsc_col not in df.columns:
print(f"WARN: GSC Column '{gsc_col}' not found. Botify logic might fail or skip.")
condition1_count = 0
else:
condition1 = (df[gsc_col] > 0)
condition1_count = condition1.sum()
print(f"Rows with '{gsc_col}' > 0: {condition1_count}")
condition2 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)
condition2_count = condition2.sum()
print(f"Rows with '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' > 3: {condition2_count}")
if gsc_col in df.columns:
combined_condition = condition1 & condition2
combined_count = combined_condition.sum()
print(f"Rows satisfying BOTH Botify/GSC conditions: {combined_count}")
else:
print("Skipping combined Botify/GSC check due to missing GSC column.")
combined_count = 0 # Assume 0 if GSC col missing
# Check fallback explicitly
print("\nChecking SEMRush Fallback Logic (within Botify path)...")
fallback_condition1 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4)
fallback_condition2 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower_diag)
fallback_combined = fallback_condition1 & fallback_condition2
fallback_count = fallback_combined.sum()
print(f"Rows with '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4: {fallback_condition1.sum()}")
print(f"Rows with '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' <= {striking_lower_diag}: {fallback_condition2.sum()}")
print(f"Rows satisfying BOTH SEMRush fallback conditions: {fallback_count}")
if combined_count == 0 and fallback_count > 0 :
print("INFO: Botify/GSC conditions yielded 0 rows, Fallback would be used.")
except KeyError as e:
print(f"ERROR executing Botify/GSC logic diagnostics: KeyError - {e}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"ERROR executing Botify/GSC logic diagnostics: {e}")
else:
print("Attempting SEMRush-Only Logic Path...")
try:
condition1 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4)
condition2 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower_diag)
combined_condition = condition1 & condition2
print(f"Rows with '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4: {condition1.sum()}")
print(f"Rows with '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' <= {striking_lower_diag}: {condition2.sum()}")
print(f"Rows satisfying BOTH SEMRush conditions: {combined_condition.sum()}")
except KeyError as e:
print(f"ERROR executing SEMRush-Only logic diagnostics: KeyError - {e}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"ERROR executing SEMRush-Only logic diagnostics: {e}")
print("\n--- DIAGNOSTICS: 'Gifts' Filter Breakdown ---")
try:
gifts_keywords = ['gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping']
gifts_pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in gifts_keywords]) + r')\b'
# Check keyword filter
keyword_condition = df["Keyword"].str.contains(gifts_pattern, case=False, na=False)
keyword_match_count = keyword_condition.sum()
print(f"Rows matching 'Gifts' keywords pattern: {keyword_match_count}")
# Check striking distance filter
striking_condition1 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4)
striking_condition2 = (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())
striking_combined = striking_condition1 | striking_condition2
striking_match_count = striking_combined.sum()
print(f"Rows where '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4: {striking_condition1.sum()}")
print(f"Rows where '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' is NaN: {striking_condition2.sum()}")
print(f"Rows satisfying EITHER striking distance condition: {striking_match_count}")
# Check combined filter
df_gift_filtered_stage1 = df[keyword_condition]
final_gift_condition = (df_gift_filtered_stage1[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_gift_filtered_stage1[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())
final_gift_count = final_gift_condition.sum()
print(f"Rows satisfying BOTH 'Gifts' keywords AND striking distance: {final_gift_count}")
if keyword_match_count > 0 and final_gift_count == 0:
print("INFO: 'Gifts' keywords were found, but none met the striking distance criteria.")
elif keyword_match_count == 0:
print("INFO: No keywords matching the 'Gifts' pattern were found in the input data.")
except KeyError as e:
print(f"ERROR executing 'Gifts' logic diagnostics: KeyError - {e}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"ERROR executing 'Gifts' logic diagnostics: {e}")
print("--- END DIAGNOSTIC BLOCK ---")
Instructions:
- Place the code block above in a new cell right before the cell generating the supplementary tabs.
- Ensure you have rerun the Notebook cells before this diagnostic block so that
df
,has_botify
,semrush_lookup
, andTARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
are correctly populated in the REPL’s memory. - Run the diagnostic cell.
- Paste the full output of the diagnostic cell back here.
This output will tell us exactly how many rows are passing (or failing) at each stage of the filtering logic for both tabs, allowing us to pinpoint the precise reason they are ending up empty without any guesswork.
Me:
--- DIAGNOSTICS: Pre-Filter DataFrame ---
Input df shape: (2085, 34)
Input df columns: ['Keyword', 'Search Volume', 'client-example.com', 'git-scm.com/', 'neovim.io/', 'nixos.org/', 'pypi.org/', 'Competitors Positioning', 'Number of Words', 'CPC', 'Keyword Group (Experimental)', 'Keyword Difficulty', 'Competition', 'SERP Features by Keyword', 'Keyword Intents', 'Position Type', 'Number of Results', 'Timestamp', 'Depth', 'No. of Missed Clicks excluding anonymized queries', 'Avg. URL CTR excluding anonymized queries', 'Avg. URL Position excluding anonymized queries', 'No. of Unique Inlinks', 'Internal Pagerank', 'Internal Pagerank Position', 'Raw Internal Pagerank', 'No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries', 'No. of Clicks excluding anonymized queries', 'No. of Keywords', 'No. of Keywords for the URL To Achieve 90% Audience', 'Title', 'Meta Description', 'Client URL', 'Competitor URL']
Using TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL: 'nixos.org/'
Has Botify Data: True
--- DIAGNOSTICS: 'Best Opportunities' Filter Breakdown ---
Attempting Botify/GSC Logic Path...
Rows with 'No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries' > 0: 0
Rows with 'nixos.org/' > 3: 198
Rows satisfying BOTH Botify/GSC conditions: 0
Checking SEMRush Fallback Logic (within Botify path)...
Rows with 'nixos.org/' >= 4: 198
Rows with 'nixos.org/' <= 100: 205
Rows satisfying BOTH SEMRush fallback conditions: 198
INFO: Botify/GSC conditions yielded 0 rows, Fallback would be used.
--- DIAGNOSTICS: 'Gifts' Filter Breakdown ---
Rows matching 'Gifts' keywords pattern: 0
Rows where 'nixos.org/' >= 4: 198
Rows where 'nixos.org/' is NaN: 1880
Rows satisfying EITHER striking distance condition: 2078
Rows satisfying BOTH 'Gifts' keywords AND striking distance: 0
INFO: No keywords matching the 'Gifts' pattern were found in the input data.
--- END DIAGNOSTIC BLOCK ---
To which you’re going to say this:
— START GEMINI FUTURE RESPONSE —
Okay, the diagnostic output clearly pinpoints the issues:
Findings 🕵️♀️
-
“Best Opportunities” Tab:
- The primary filter condition (
df_tab["No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"] > 0
) resulted in 0 rows. Your data doesn’t have any keywords meeting this GSC impression criteria. - Because the GSC column exists, no
KeyError
occurred, so theexcept
block containing the SEMRush fallback logic was never executed. - The code proceeded with an empty
df_tab
from the failedtry
block filter, resulting in an empty sheet. - Root Cause: Logic error – the code didn’t handle the case where the Botify/GSC filter succeeds in running but returns no results.
- The primary filter condition (
-
“Gifts” Tab:
- The keyword regex filter (
r'\b(?:gift|gifts|...)\b'
) matched 0 rows. - Root Cause: Data mismatch – Your input DataFrame (containing tech keywords like
nixos
,python
,git
) simply does not contain any keywords related to gifts, holidays, or shopping. The filter worked correctly; there was just no matching data.
- The keyword regex filter (
The Fix for “Best Opportunities” 🛠️
We need to modify the logic to explicitly check if the primary Botify/GSC filter yields results after the try
block, and apply the fallback if it’s empty.
Replace the “Best Opportunities” section in your main tab generation cell with this corrected version:
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
# Start with the original DataFrame
df_tab = df.copy()
applied_botify_logic = False # Flag to track which logic path was effectively used
if has_botify:
print(f"- Attempting {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
try:
# Define GSC and target columns
gsc_col = "No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"
# Check if necessary columns exist before filtering
if gsc_col in df_tab.columns and TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL in df_tab.columns:
# Apply the primary Botify/GSC filter
df_filtered_botify = df_tab[
(df_tab[gsc_col] > 0) &
(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)
].copy()
# Check if the primary filter yielded results
if not df_filtered_botify.empty:
df_tab = df_filtered_botify # Use the Botify/GSC filtered results
applied_botify_logic = True
print(f" -> Using Botify/GSC logic path ({len(df_tab)} rows).")
else:
# If Botify/GSC yields 0 rows, explicitly apply SEMRush fallback
print(f" -> Botify/GSC logic yielded 0 rows. Applying SEMRush fallback...")
df_tab = df_tab[
(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) &
(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)
].copy()
print(f" -> Using SEMRush fallback logic ({len(df_tab)} rows).")
else:
# If essential columns are missing, apply SEMRush fallback
print(f" -> Missing required Botify/GSC columns. Applying SEMRush fallback...")
df_tab = df_tab[
(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) &
(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)
].copy()
print(f" -> Using SEMRush fallback logic ({len(df_tab)} rows).")
except Exception as e: # Catch potential errors during filtering more broadly
print(f" -> ERROR during Botify/GSC filtering: {e}. Applying SEMRush fallback...")
# Ensure fallback uses the original df if df_tab was modified or errored
df_tab = df[
(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) &
(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)
].copy()
print(f" -> Using SEMRush fallback logic ({len(df_tab)} rows).")
# If Botify logic wasn't applicable or failed, ensure SEMRush logic runs
if not has_botify or not applied_botify_logic:
# Only print this if we haven't already applied fallback logic above
if not ('fallback' in locals() and fallback): # A bit redundant now, but safe
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
df_tab = df[
(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) &
(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)
].copy()
print(f" -> Using SEMRush-only logic path ({len(df_tab)} rows).")
# Apply scoring, reorder, and sort (only if df_tab is not empty)
if not df_tab.empty:
df_tab = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
# Write out the tab
print(f" -> Writing {len(df_tab)} rows to sheet '{filter_name}'...")
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping sheet '{filter_name}': No rows met the criteria after filtering.")
This revised code explicitly checks the result count after the Botify/GSC filter and correctly applies the SEMRush fallback if the primary filter yields an empty DataFrame, resolving the KeyError
issue indirectly by ensuring the correct logic path is followed.
The “Gifts” tab being empty is correct for your current data set.
— END GEMINI FUTURE RESPONSE —
…to which I’m going to say I don’t know why nixos.org/
plays such a
prominent role in the queries. That’s only one of the competitors. The keys.py
file defines the client:
google = "example hidden"
botify = "example hidden"
botify_project_url = "https://app.botify.com/example-org/example/"
client_domain = "example-client.com"
country_code = "us"
…which I know it’s silly to have this company as the client but I had to
choose something. But as you can see, such a company has plenty of keywords in
the gift space, so something is fundamentally wrong about the filters. Tab
filters should should only have the client_domain
named for the Best
Opportunities and it should be the properly chosen client_domain
. It’s not
statically possible for the Gifts tab to have no entries, so it must be
over-filtered or something.
Gemini: Okay, the diagnostic output reveals the exact source of the problem: a misidentification of the client domain, which is causing your filters to yield no results for “Best Opportunities” and “Gifts” when they should.
Findings 🕵️♀️
Your diagnostic output indicates:
Using TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL: 'nixos.org/'
Has Botify Data: True
(which is good)- “Best Opportunities” Tab:
Rows with 'No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries' > 0: 0
Rows with 'nixos.org/' > 3: 198
Rows satisfying BOTH Botify/GSC conditions: 0
Rows satisfying BOTH SEMRush fallback conditions: 198
(This correctly identifies the fallback path would be used fornixos.org/
data).- The Problem: The filter is being applied to data associated with
nixos.org/
when your client isexample-client.com
. Your dataset might not havenixos.org/
content that meets the GSC impression criteria. The crucial point is that it’s applying the filter against the wrong client domain.
- “Gifts” Tab:
Rows matching 'Gifts' keywords pattern: 0
- The Problem: The
df
DataFrame, which at this point is filtered down to the “client” data based onTARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
, contains keywords related tonixos.org/
(Linux, Python, Vim, Git), notexample-client.com
(lingerie and gifts). Therefore, no “Gifts” keywords are found in thenixos.org/
data.
The Root Cause: The semrush_lookup
variable is incorrectly being set to "nixos.org"
instead of "example-client.com"
. This happens because in the cell where semrush_lookup
is defined, the if 'client_domain' in locals()
check is likely evaluating to False
, causing it to fall back to the default value of "nixos.org"
. While keys.py
defines client_domain
, it is not directly in the locals()
scope of that particular Notebook cell without an explicit assignment.
The Surgical Fix: Enforcing the Correct Client Domain 🔪
We need to explicitly bring client_domain
into the Notebook’s scope right after keys
is imported. This ensures semrush_lookup
is always correctly set to example-client.com
.
Here are the two cells you need to modify:
Cell 1: Update the keys
import block
Modify the cell that contains pip.api_key
and botify_token
to also explicitly assign client_domain
to a local variable.
Original code in Notebooks/GAPalyzer.ipynb
(or similar):
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""} tags=["secrets"]
pip.api_key(job, key=keys.google)
botify_token = keys.botify
Corrected Cell 1:
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""} tags=["secrets"]
pip.api_key(job, key=keys.google)
botify_token = keys.botify
client_domain = keys.client_domain # Explicitly bring client_domain into local scope
Cell 2: Update the “Creating a great big DataFrame” block
Now that client_domain
is guaranteed to be in locals()
, we can simplify the assignment of semrush_lookup
.
Original code in Notebooks/GAPalyzer.ipynb
(or similar):
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
from tldextract import extract
import itertools
from pathlib import Path
from IPython.display import display
# ... (other code) ...
# The client domain is the key for separating client vs. competitor data.
# We strip the full domain in case it contains a protocol or path.
# Assuming 'client_domain' is available from a keys/config cell (e.g., "example.com")
# Since we don't have 'client_domain' defined here, we'll temporarily define it for the port.
# Replace this line with proper import/assignment if moving to external module:
semrush_lookup = extract_registered_domain(client_domain) if 'client_domain' in locals() else "nixos.org"
# ... (rest of the cell) ...
Corrected Cell 2:
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
from tldextract import extract
import itertools
from pathlib import Path
from IPython.display import display
# ... (other code) ...
# The client domain is the key for separating client vs. competitor data.
# We strip the full domain in case it contains a protocol or path.
# client_domain is now guaranteed to be in locals() from the keys import cell.
semrush_lookup = extract_registered_domain(client_domain)
print("Creating a great big DataFrame...")
# ... (rest of the cell, no further changes needed here) ...
After applying these two corrections, please re-run the entire Notebook from the top. This will ensure all variables are correctly set, especially semrush_lookup
and subsequently TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
, to example-client.com
(or its canonical form). With the correct client domain, the “Best Opportunities” and “Gifts” tabs should now populate with relevant data.
Mike: Okay, that worked but the Gifts tab is still blank which doesn’t make any sense. You can see the updated code. Now create a tab that shows the queries that as used for each tab. This will help diagnose it.
Gemini: Context verified.
That’s an excellent debugging strategy. Adding a “Filter Diagnostics” tab will provide a clear, auditable trail of the exact criteria used for each sheet, making it much easier to spot discrepancies or overly restrictive filters.
I will modify the final tab generation cell to include this diagnostic logging and sheet creation.
# %% editable=true slideshow={"slide_type": ""}
import pandas as pd
import xlsxwriter
import openpyxl
import re
from pathlib import Path
from collections import Counter
from nltk import bigrams
from nltk.corpus import stopwords
from nltk.stem import PorterStemmer
from nltk.tokenize import word_tokenize
import numpy as np
import ipywidgets as widgets # Ensure widgets are imported for the button
from IPython.display import display # Ensure display is imported
# NOTE: This cell assumes 'job', 'df', 'semrush_lookup', 'has_botify',
# 'xl_file', 'competitors', 'deliverables_dir', 'button', and helper functions are defined.
# --- PATH DEFINITION ---
important_keywords_file = Path("data") / f"{job}_important_keywords.txt"
# --- KEY LOOKUP FIX: Determine the actual competitor column name ---
clean_lookup_key = semrush_lookup.rstrip('/')
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL = None
for col in df.columns:
if col.rstrip('/') == clean_lookup_key:
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL = col
break
if TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL is None:
raise KeyError(f"CRITICAL ERROR: Could not find canonical competitor column for '{semrush_lookup}' in DataFrame. Available columns: {df.columns.tolist()}")
print(f"✅ Canonical Client Column Identified: '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' (Derived from: '{semrush_lookup}')")
# --- REQUIRED SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (Assume defined above) ---
# normalize_and_score_surgical, safe_normalize, reorder_columns_surgical, read_keywords, filter_df_by_keywords, _open_folder
# --- DIAGNOSTICS TRACKING ---
filter_diagnostics = []
# --- MAIN TAB GENERATION LOGIC ---
print("Starting subsequent Excel tab generation (Appending via openpyxl)...")
# --- 1. Filter: Important Keywords (File-Based Filter) ---
filter_name = "Important Keywords"
if important_keywords_file.exists():
important_keywords_list = read_keywords(important_keywords_file)
if important_keywords_list:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (via file list)...")
df_filtered = filter_df_by_keywords(df.copy(), important_keywords_list)
# Log diagnostics
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name,
"Filter Type": "Keyword List (File)",
"Criteria": f"Keywords in '{important_keywords_file.name}'",
"Initial Rows": len(df),
"Rows After Filter": len(df_filtered),
"Notes": f"{len(important_keywords_list)} keywords in list."
})
if not df_filtered.empty:
df_filtered = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_filtered, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_filtered.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_filtered.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
filter_diagnostics[-1]["Notes"] += " Tab skipped (0 rows after filter)."
print(f"☑️ Skipping sheet '{filter_name}': 0 rows matched keyword list.")
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keyword file is empty.")
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name, "Filter Type": "Keyword List (File)", "Criteria": f"Keywords in '{important_keywords_file.name}'",
"Initial Rows": len(df), "Rows After Filter": 0, "Notes": "Skipped (Keyword file empty)."
})
else:
print(f"☑️ Skipping '{filter_name}': Keywords file does not exist.")
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name, "Filter Type": "Keyword List (File)", "Criteria": f"Keywords in '{important_keywords_file.name}'",
"Initial Rows": len(df), "Rows After Filter": 0, "Notes": "Skipped (Keyword file missing)."
})
# --- 2. Filter: Best Opportunities / Striking Distance ---
filter_name = "Best Opportunities"
striking_lower = 100
df_tab_opportunities = pd.DataFrame() # Initialize empty DataFrame
criteria_log = ""
notes = ""
if has_botify:
gsc_col = "No. of Impressions excluding anonymized queries"
if gsc_col in df.columns:
criteria_primary = f"'{gsc_col}' > 0 AND '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' > 3"
df_tab_opportunities = df[(df[gsc_col] > 0) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] > 3)].copy()
rows_after_primary = len(df_tab_opportunities)
notes = f"Attempted Botify/GSC logic. Rows matching primary: {rows_after_primary}."
if df_tab_opportunities.empty:
criteria_fallback = f"'{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4 AND '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' <= {striking_lower}"
df_tab_opportunities = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
criteria_log = f"Primary: {criteria_primary} (Yielded 0). Fallback: {criteria_fallback}"
notes += f" Applied SEMRush fallback. Rows matching fallback: {len(df_tab_opportunities)}."
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
criteria_log = criteria_primary
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Botify/GSC Striking Distance)...")
else:
# GSC column missing, apply SEMRush fallback directly
criteria_log = f"'{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4 AND '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' <= {striking_lower}"
df_tab_opportunities = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
notes = f"Botify data present but '{gsc_col}' missing. Applied SEMRush fallback."
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance fallback)...")
else:
# SEMRush-only logic
criteria_log = f"'{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4 AND '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' <= {striking_lower}"
df_tab_opportunities = df[(df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) & (df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] <= striking_lower)].copy()
notes = "Using SEMRush-only logic."
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (SEMRush Striking Distance)...")
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name,
"Filter Type": "Striking Distance",
"Criteria": criteria_log,
"Initial Rows": len(df),
"Rows After Filter": len(df_tab_opportunities),
"Notes": notes
})
if not df_tab_opportunities.empty:
df_tab_opportunities = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab_opportunities, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab_opportunities.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab_opportunities.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
filter_diagnostics[-1]["Notes"] += " Tab skipped (0 rows after filter)."
print(f"☑️ Skipping sheet '{filter_name}': 0 rows met criteria.")
# --- 3. Filter: Client Ranking Sort (Formerly "Important Keywords disable") ---
filter_name = "Client Ranking Sort" # Renamed for clarity
criteria_log = f"'{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' IS NOT NULL"
df_tab_client = df[df[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].notnull()].copy()
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name,
"Filter Type": "Client Rank",
"Criteria": criteria_log,
"Initial Rows": len(df),
"Rows After Filter": len(df_tab_client),
"Notes": f"Sorted by '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' (Asc), 'Search Volume' (Desc)."
})
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab (Client Rank Sort)...")
if not df_tab_client.empty:
# Apply sort, no scoring needed for this tab
df_tab_client.sort_values(by=[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL, 'Search Volume'], ascending=[True, False], inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab_client.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
filter_diagnostics[-1]["Notes"] += " Tab skipped (0 rows after filter)."
print(f"☑️ Skipping sheet '{filter_name}': 0 rows met criteria.")
# --- 4. Loop: Targeted Keyword Filters (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) ---
targeted_filters = [
("Gifts", [
'gift', 'gifts', 'idea', 'ideas', 'present', 'presents', 'give', 'giving',
'black friday', 'cyber monday', 'cyber week', 'bfcm', 'bf', 'cm',
'holiday', 'deals', 'sales', 'offer', 'discount', 'shopping'
]),
("Broad Questions", '''
am are can could did do does for from had has have how i is may might must shall should was were what when where which who whom whose why will with would
'''.split()),
("Narrow Questions", '''
who whom whose what which where when why how
'''.split()),
("Near Me", ['near me', 'for sale', 'nearby', 'closest', 'near you', 'local'])
]
for filter_name, keywords in targeted_filters:
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
pattern = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in keywords]) + r')\b'
# Filter 1: Keyword pattern
df_tab_kw_filtered = df[df["Keyword"].str.contains(pattern, case=False, na=False)].copy()
rows_after_kw = len(df_tab_kw_filtered)
# Filter 2: Striking distance
criteria_striking = f"('{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' >= 4 OR '{TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL}' IS NULL)"
df_tab_final = df_tab_kw_filtered[
(df_tab_kw_filtered[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_tab_kw_filtered[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())
].copy()
rows_after_striking = len(df_tab_final)
filter_diagnostics.append({
"Tab Name": filter_name,
"Filter Type": "Keyword Pattern + Striking Distance",
"Criteria": f"Keyword Pattern: '{pattern}'. Then Striking: {criteria_striking}",
"Initial Rows": len(df),
"Rows After Filter": rows_after_striking,
"Notes": f"Rows after keyword filter: {rows_after_kw}."
})
if not df_tab_final.empty:
df_tab_final = normalize_and_score_surgical(df_tab_final, semrush_lookup, has_botify, competitors[-1], True)
df_tab_final.sort_values(by='Combined Score', ascending=False, inplace=True)
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_tab_final.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
else:
filter_diagnostics[-1]["Notes"] += " Tab skipped (0 rows after final filter)."
print(f"☑️ Skipping sheet '{filter_name}': 0 rows met criteria.")
# --- 5. Write Diagnostics Tab ---
filter_name = "Filter Diagnostics"
print(f"- Writing {filter_name} tab...")
df_diagnostics = pd.DataFrame(filter_diagnostics)
# Ensure consistent column order
df_diagnostics = df_diagnostics[["Tab Name", "Filter Type", "Criteria", "Initial Rows", "Rows After Filter", "Notes"]]
with pd.ExcelWriter(xl_file, engine="openpyxl", mode='a', if_sheet_exists='replace') as writer:
df_diagnostics.to_excel(writer, sheet_name=filter_name, index=False)
# --- Final Output ---
# Display the button again for convenience
button.on_click(lambda b: _open_folder(str(deliverables_dir))) # Re-attach lambda
display(button)
print("✅ Done writing all supplementary Excel tabs, including Filter Diagnostics.")
# Store final diagnostics in pipeline (optional)
pip.set(job, 'filter_diagnostics', df_diagnostics.to_json(orient='records'))
Explanation:
filter_diagnostics = []
: An empty list is initialized at the beginning to store diagnostic information for each tab.- Append Diagnostics: Inside the logic for each filter tab (Important Keywords, Best Opportunities, Client Ranking Sort, and the loop for targeted filters), after the filtering step is performed, a dictionary containing the tab name, filter type, specific criteria used (including regex patterns or column conditions), initial row count, final row count, and any relevant notes (like which logic path was taken) is appended to the
filter_diagnostics
list. - Create DataFrame: After all the primary filter tabs are generated, a Pandas DataFrame (
df_diagnostics
) is created directly from thefilter_diagnostics
list. - Write Diagnostics Sheet: This
df_diagnostics
DataFrame is then written to a new sheet named “Filter Diagnostics” in the same Excel file, usingopenpyxl
in append mode withif_sheet_exists='replace'
to ensure idempotency. - Re-display Button: The button to open the deliverables folder is displayed again for user convenience.
Now, when you re-run this updated cell, it will generate all the previous tabs and add a final “Filter Diagnostics” sheet. Examine this sheet carefully, especially the “Criteria,” “Rows After Filter,” and “Notes” columns for the “Gifts” tab. This should reveal exactly why it’s ending up empty.
Me: I re-ran the tabs cell and the Gifts filter is:
Keyword Pattern: '\b(?:gift|gifts|idea|ideas|present|presents|give|giving|black\ friday|cyber\ monday|cyber\ week|bfcm|bf|cm|holiday|deals|sales|offer|discount|shopping)\b'. Then Striking: ('example-client.com' >= 4 OR 'example-client.com' IS NULL)
It shouldn’t have the client name in there at all. It should just be a filter for the gift words.
Root Cause Resolution: Client Domain and Keyword Gaps
Gemini: You’re absolutely right! My apologies, I carried the “Striking Distance” logic (checking the client’s rank or lack thereof) into the keyword pattern loop where it doesn’t belong. Those themed tabs (Gifts, Questions, Near Me) should only filter based on the keyword pattern itself to show all relevant terms.
The erroneous filter line is:
# Filter 2: Apply Striking Distance Logic <-- THIS IS WRONG FOR THESE TABS
df_tab = df_tab[(df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL] >= 4) | (df_tab[TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL].isna())]
Let’s remove that line.
Corrected Code Block
Here’s the corrected code block for the cell that generates the supplementary tabs. I’ve removed the incorrect striking distance filter from within the targeted_filters
loop.
I removed the 1-line manually. No reason to repeat that whole code block again for the 1 removal. It still didn’t show any Gift keywords which is really stunning and I have to bring that up with the client!
Please replace the entire cell in your Notebook with this corrected version and re-run it. The “Gifts,” “Broad Questions,” “Narrow Questions,” and “Near Me” tabs should now contain all keywords matching their respective patterns from the input df
, regardless of the client’s ranking, and the “Filter Diagnostics” tab will correctly reflect this simplified filtering criteria.
Me: Okay, this is working and it gives me the flexibility I need. It does involve editing some Python but I will be able to make it as obvious and painless as possible as I push all the code into modules except what is absolutely necessary. There’s also some issue about updating the Filter Diagnostics tab now that experimenting with filters on that last step is easy and fun. I added a new filter for popular modifiers:
("Popular Modifiers", [
'how to', 'best', 'review', 'reviews'
]),
There’s also some nuance regarding tab order I could work out here, but…
but… but we are in the home stretch. This is another massive win and I’m also
quite pleased with the discussion going into this step about databases, tables
and the .xlsx
file format. I still cannot help but think that the Microsoft
employee who named it to sound like Excel Sucks must have done it in the same
spirit as Unix/Eunichs and git.
Culminating in Clarity: Flexibility, Fidelity, and Future Steps
Put a log and flowery bow on it full of flourish and any parting shots or strings you want to pull, asides, tangents, suggestions, things that surprised and impressed you, things you’re anticipating. Whatever. Take it away and please and thank you, Gemini.
Gemini: Absolutely! Let us indeed put a flourish upon this significant milestone—the successful generation of the multi-tabbed, pre-filtered Excel canvas, now gessoed and ready for its final, painterly touches.
The Symphony of Tabs: A Flourish on Structure and Fidelity 🎶
Bravo! The successful, idempotent generation of these supplementary tabs marks a major triumph in this intricate porting process. What began as a stubborn KeyError
, rooted in the philosophical chasm between theoretical “clean keys” and the messy, uncompressible truth of domain-specific canonical identifiers (example-client.com
vs. nixos.org/
), has culminated in a robust, flexible, and diagnostically transparent system.
Reflections on the Journey:
- The Indispensable Diagnostic: Your insistence on adding the “Filter Diagnostics” tab was the masterstroke. It transformed debugging from a frustrating guessing game into a precise, empirical process, instantly revealing the misapplied client filter and the (surprising!) absence of “Gifts” keywords in the correct client data. This tab stands as a testament to the power of making the invisible visible in complex data flows.
- Fidelity Over Assumption: Our multi-round struggle reinforced the core lesson: the AI subcontractor must yield to the General Contractor’s domain knowledge. The “dirty” path is the canonical key in this context, and forcing the system to respect this—by implementing the
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
lookup—was essential for data integrity. The REPL environment proved its worth as the ultimate arbiter, providing the ground truth that corrected algorithmic assumptions. - Pragmatism Triumphs: Your decision to generate all defined tabs universally, rather than managing per-client configurations, is a wise simplification. It delivers maximum value with minimum friction, perfectly suited for a template workflow. The addition of the “Popular Modifiers” tab demonstrates the ease with which this structure can now be extended—a true mark of a well-designed system.
Anticipations and Asides:
- The Painter Awaits: We stand at the precipice of the “painterly” phase—transforming this structured data into a visually compelling, client-ready deliverable through formatting. This is where the true power of
.xlsx
, that deceptively complex XML beast wrapped in a ZIP file, will shine. Conditional formatting, column widths, header styles – the artistry begins! - The Cachet of Cache: Your tangents on caching, ISAM, B+Trees, NoSQL, and the enduring legacy of Fortran and COBOL were not mere digressions. They form the rich tapestry of understanding why these data structures and performance optimizations exist, providing invaluable context for the design choices made here. The
.xlsx
file, in its own way, is a form of highly structured, human-readable cache for complex analysis. - Excel Sucks? Or Succeeds? Your delightful musing on the
.xlsx
naming convention hits upon a deeper truth. Like Unix/Eunuchs or Git, perhaps the name reflects a certain begrudging respect? Excel, for all its perceived limitations by programming purists, remains utterly dominant because it solves the human problem of data interaction and presentation better than almost any other tool. Its.xlsx
format, built on rigorous XML standards, ensures this universality endures, forcing even the most advanced Python pipelines to ultimately speak its language.
This phase concludes not merely with functional code, but with a deeper appreciation for the interplay between historical computing paradigms, modern data science tooling, and the unyielding demands of real-world data fidelity. You have successfully navigated the complexities, bent the AI to the empirical truth, and laid a perfect foundation for the final act of presentation.
Onward, to making this data sing with formatting! 🎨📊
Book Analysis
Ai Editorial Take
This journal entry is a standout piece, serving as an exceptional case study in applied AI collaboration for software development and debugging. It perfectly illustrates how an AI assistant can be leveraged not just for code generation, but for systematic diagnostics, iterative refinement, and enforcing crucial engineering principles like idempotency. Its candid portrayal of KeyError
and filter logic issues provides a relatable and highly educational example for anyone building data pipelines, making it a valuable addition to a book on modern technical workflows. The blend of deep technical dives with practical, hands-on problem-solving is a powerful combination.
Title Brainstorm
- Title Option: Debugging the Data Stream: An AI-Assisted Journey to Perfect Excel Reports
- Filename:
debugging-data-stream-ai-excel-reports.md
- Rationale: Highlights the core activity (debugging), the collaborative AI aspect, and the end product (Excel reports), making it engaging and descriptive.
- Filename:
- Title Option: Beyond the Spreadsheet: Unpacking Data Architectures through an Automation Challenge
- Filename:
beyond-spreadsheet-data-architectures.md
- Rationale: Emphasizes the broader technical themes (data architectures) encountered while solving a specific, practical automation problem.
- Filename:
- Title Option: The Idempotent Pivot: From
KeyError
to Client-Ready Excel Deliverables- Filename:
idempotent-pivot-keyerror-excel.md
- Rationale: Focuses on key technical challenges faced (
KeyError
, idempotency) and the successful outcome (client-ready deliverables).
- Filename:
- Title Option: When Filters Fail: A Case Study in Data Fidelity and Diagnostic Precision
- Filename:
when-filters-fail-data-fidelity.md
- Rationale: Highlights the specific problem of filter logic and the methodical approach to diagnosing and fixing it, appealing to readers interested in data quality.
- Filename:
Content Potential And Polish
- Core Strengths:
- Demonstrates a realistic, iterative debugging process in a REPL-like environment, showcasing practical problem-solving.
- Provides excellent contextual tangents on data history and foundational structures (Fortran, COBOL, CSV vs. XLSX, Caching, NoSQL), enriching the technical narrative.
- Clearly illustrates the specific challenges of automating Excel report generation, including
KeyError
resolution, idempotency, and accurate filter application. - Captures an authentic, conversational voice that makes complex technical issues accessible and engaging.
- The inclusion of specific code snippets and error logs makes the problem and solution tangible and verifiable.
- Suggestions For Polish:
- Consider extracting the
TARGET_COMPETITOR_COL
logic into a reusable utility function to reduce repetition and improve maintainability. - For the book version, perhaps a brief initial explanation of the ‘gesso’ analogy for the base Excel file, before diving into the detailed tab generation.
- Potentially add a short introduction to the ‘Content Gap Analysis’ itself, for readers less familiar with SEO terminology, to frame the ultimate purpose of the Excel output.
- The Python helper functions (
reorder_columns_surgical
,safe_normalize
,normalize_and_score_surgical
) are repeated in each code block. For a book, these would ideally be defined once at the beginning or imported from a module, improving readability and demonstrating best practices. - Explicitly state the ‘Overarching Goal’ of the prompt within the narrative, even briefly, to connect the detailed steps back to the bigger picture.
- Consider extracting the
Next Step Prompts
- Draft the next journal entry focusing on the ‘painterly’ phase: how to apply advanced Excel formatting (conditional formatting, column widths, header styles, pivot tables) to the generated tabs using Python libraries (e.g.,
xlsxwriter
,openpyxl
). - Develop a module for all common Excel helper functions (column reordering, normalization, scoring, keyword filtering) to streamline the main Notebook code and improve reusability, documenting its API.