Introduction to Python- There is a lot of debate in the industry and amongst data science professionals as to which is the b...
COURSE
Getting Started with Python
Learn the fundamentals of Python programming language and how to start using it for finance.
This course provides an introduction to the python programming language for data science. Python is a general-purpose, versatile, and popular programming language. Python is also a great language for data analysis and has been consistently gaining popularity.
In this course we will help you setup python on your system and introduce the most important programming concepts in Python, such as variables and various data types, how to write functions, how to use methods, and how to use packages and modules in Python. In future courses, we will deep dive into more complex things and apply our knowledge to data science problems.
- You can start working with Python by downloading and installing it on your system. Python itself is...
- In Python, a variable is a case-sensitive name that can hold a value. A variable can hold all kinds ...
- Lists are the most significant and flexible sequence types in Python. A list in Python is simply an ...
- In Python a function is some reusable code that takes arguments(s) as input does some computation an...
- In Python, we define a function using the `def` reserved word followed by optional parameters in par...
- We earlier learned about various data types in Python such as `int`,`float`, and `str`. We also lear...
- We learned that Python functions and methods are really useful and can be used to solve many of our ...
LESSONS
Setting up Python on your Computer
Variables in Python
Lists in Python
Functions in Python
Define Custom Functions in R
Methods in Python
Packages and Modules in Python
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