We live in a big data era characterized by the four V's- volume, velocity, variety, and veracity. The volume and velocity of data are set to increase for the foreseeable future. Companies that can harness and analyze big data to extract information and take actionable decisions based on this information will be the winners in the marketplace. Python is a fast-growing, user-friendly, extensible language that is very popular for data analysis.
pandas is a core library of the Python toolkit for data analysis. It provides features and capabilities that make it much easier and faster than many other popular languages, such as Java, C, C++, and Ruby.
Thus, given the strengths of Python outlined in this chapter as a choice for the analysis of data and the popularity it has gained from users, contributors, and industry leaders, data analysis practitioners utilizing Python...
