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The Python Workshop

You're reading from   The Python Workshop Learn to code in Python and kickstart your career in software development or data science

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839218859
Length 608 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Andrew Bird Andrew Bird
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Graham Lee Graham Lee
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Corey Wade Corey Wade
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Dr. Lau Cher Han Dr. Lau Cher Han
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Olivier Pons Olivier Pons
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Mario Corchero Jiménez Mario Corchero Jiménez
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Vital Python – Math, Strings, Conditionals, and Loops 2. Python Structures FREE CHAPTER 3. Executing Python – Programs, Algorithms, and Functions 4. Extending Python, Files, Errors, and Graphs 5. Constructing Python – Classes and Methods 6. The Standard Library 7. Becoming Pythonic 8. Software Development 9. Practical Python – Advanced Topics 10. Data Analytics with pandas and NumPy 11. Machine Learning Appendix

The pandas Library

Pandas is the Python library that handles data on all fronts. Pandas can import data, read data, and display data in an object called a DataFrame. A DataFrame consists of rows and columns. One way to get a feel for DataFrames is to create one.

In the IT industry, pandas is widely used for data manipulation. It is also used for stock prediction, statistics, analytics, big data, and, of course, data science.

In the following exercises, you will be working with DataFrames and learning different computations that are available with them.

Exercise 134: Using DataFrames to Manipulate Stored Student testscore Data

In this exercise, you will create a dictionary, which is one of many ways to create a pandas DataFrame. You will then manipulate this data as required. In order to use pandas, you must import pandas, which is universally imported as pd. Pandas and NumPy are so omnipresent it's a good idea to import them first before performing any kind of data...

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