Merge branch 'regression/preprocessing/suraj' of...

Merge branch 'regression/preprocessing/suraj' of gitlab.surrey.ac.uk:rm02120/mlmavericks_coursework into regression/preprocessing/suraj

src/utils.py

-from pathlib import Path
-import pandas as pd
-import os
-
-def load_dataset(filename, folder="raw", base_path=None):
-    """
-    Load a dataset from a specific folder path using pandas.
-
-    Parameters:
-        filename (str): The name of the file (e.g., "data.csv").
-        folder (str): The subfolder inside the data directory (default is "raw").
-        base_path (str or Path): Base path to the data directory. If None, defaults to two levels up from this script.
-
-    Returns:
-        pd.DataFrame: Loaded dataset.
-    """
-    if base_path is None:
-        base_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "data"
-
-    file_path = base_path / folder / filename
-
-    if not file_path.exists():
-        raise FileNotFoundError(f"❌ File not found: {file_path}")
-    
-    try:
-        df = pd.read_csv(file_path)
-        print(f"✅ Loaded dataset from: {file_path}")
-        return df
-    except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"⚠️ Failed to load dataset: {e}")