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title = "Step 2 - Load sample data into the table"
date = 2019-12-02T10:26:28-08:00
weight = 3
+++


Now that you have created the table, you can load some sample data into the table by running the following Python script.
```bash
cd /home/ec2-user/workshop
python load_logfile.py logfile ./data/logfile_small1.csv
```
The parameters in the preceding command: 1) Table name = `logfile` 2) File name = `logfile_small1.csv`

The output will look like the following.

```txt
row: 100 in 0.780548095703125
row: 200 in 7.2669219970703125
row: 300 in 1.547729730606079
row: 400 in 3.9651060104370117
row: 500 in 3.98996901512146
RowCount: 500, Total seconds: 17.614499807357788
```


**Curious behavior:** You might wonder why one of the runs took more than five seconds. See the next step for the explanation.