Getting Data

After completing this section you will be able to:

• Run basic commands in Python

• Manipulate Python objects and understand the differences between object types

• Create a data frame

• Install and use Python packages

• Read in data from a CSV file (short for comma-separated value file)

• Create a markdown notebook

• Understand the basics of conducting data science in an ethical manner

• Get a dataset from an online repository and read it into Python

Contents

• What is Python?
  • Introduction to Python
  • Jupyter Lab
  • Jupyter Lab in the Cloud
  • Learning Python
• Objects in Python
  • What is an Object?
  • Storing Objects
  • Retrieving Objects
  • Object Types
  • Determining the Type of an Object
  • Summary