Welcome to Python!

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Chris Cardillo
Data Scientist
What is Python?
General purpose programming language

Has code packages for data science

Object-oriented

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Object-oriented spreadsheets

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Object-oriented spreadsheets

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Object-oriented Python
In Python In Spreadsheets

math.SUM(2,3)

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The power of the dot
math is our package
math.SUM()
SUM is our function in the package

The dot ( . ) lets us access the function

inside the package

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Scripts
A Recipe for Bu ered Toast

1. Turn on toaster

2. Put bread in toaster for 1 minute

3. Take bread out of toaster

4. Put butter on toast

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Importing packages
import math

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Importing pandas

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Importing pandas
import pandas

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Loading Excel data
import pandas

pandas.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit.xlsx
(the kind of data pandas likes)

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pandas as pd
before a er

import pandas import pandas as pd

pandas.read_excel('fruit.xlsx') pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

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Variable assignment
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit.xlsx

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Looking at data with print()
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit)

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Script and console panes in DataCamp
script.py is the script

IPython Shell is the console

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 Your turn!
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 DataFrames and
their methods
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Data Scientist
Where we left off
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit)

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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DataFrame methods
.head()

.info()

.describe()

.sort_values()

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The .head() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.head())

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The .head() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.head(2))

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The .info() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.info())

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The .describe() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.describe())

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The .sort_values() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit = fruit.sort_values('name')
fruit = fruit.reset_index(drop=True)

print(fruit)

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The .sort_values() method
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit = fruit.sort_values('price_usd', ascending=False)

fruit = fruit.reset_index(drop=True)

print(fruit.head(3))

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 Your turn!
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 Filtering rows and
creating columns
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Data Scientist
Filtering in spreadsheets

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Accessing a single column

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Accessing a single column
fruit['name']

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Comparison operators
== (equal to)

!= (not equal to)

< (less than)

> (greater than)

<= (less than or equal to)

>= (greater or equal to)

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Comparisons
fruit['name'] fruit['name'] == "Apple"

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Filtering
fruit[fruit['name'] == "Apple"]

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Filtering
fruit[fruit['price_usd'] > 1]

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Filtering
fruit[fruit['price_usd'] > 1].reset_index(drop=True)

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Basic filtering pattern
df[df['this_column'] == 'that value']

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Basic filtering pattern
In Python In Spreadsheets
fruit[fruit['name'] == "Apple"]

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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column

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Mathematical operators
+ (addition)

- (subtraction)

* (multiplication)

/ (division)

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Creating a new column
fruit['cost'] = fruit['price_usd'] * 2

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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column
fruit['cost'] = fruit['price_usd'] * fruit['quantity']

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 Your turn!
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