Data
Python for Beginners
Learn the basics of Python programming to manipulate and analyse data.
This course introduces Python, an accessible and versatile language. You discover data structures, file reading and the first steps with pandas. Running project: you develop a data analysis script from end to end.
Objectives
- Master the basic syntax of Python
- Use common data structures
- Read and write files
- Discover the pandas library
- Develop a simple analysis script
Program
Python basics
- Variables, types and operators
- Conditions and loops
- Functions and modules
- Good writing practices
Structures and files
- Lists, dictionaries and tuples
- Iterating and handling collections
- Reading and writing files
- Error handling
Introduction to pandas
- Discovering DataFrames
- Loading and exploring a dataset
- Filtering and aggregating data
- Running project: analysis script
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.