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Python For Data Science - Week 1 Checklist (Updated Version)

The document provides an overview of a Python course offered over 1 week that covers Python fundamentals. The course includes 2 hours of video content divided into 87 videos over topics like why Python, IDEs, variables, data types, collections, loops, conditionals, functions. Learners will understand Python advantages/disadvantages, Anaconda installation, Jupyter Notebook shortcuts, variable types, lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries, for/while loops, if/elif/else statements, user-defined and lambda functions. Suggested textbooks for additional reference are also listed.

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Python For Data Science - Week 1 Checklist (Updated Version)

The document provides an overview of a Python course offered over 1 week that covers Python fundamentals. The course includes 2 hours of video content divided into 87 videos over topics like why Python, IDEs, variables, data types, collections, loops, conditionals, functions. Learners will understand Python advantages/disadvantages, Anaconda installation, Jupyter Notebook shortcuts, variable types, lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries, for/while loops, if/elif/else statements, user-defined and lambda functions. Suggested textbooks for additional reference are also listed.

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Week 1: Getting Started with Python (Total video


duration= 2 hours. You will be required to spend 25
minutes/day along with practicing datasets and
quizzes)
“Python is like a Swiss army knife for the coding world.” It is a much-beloved programming
language among data scientists and programmers alike. Python majorly has started being
used in Data Science due to its simplicity and inherent readability. According to a study,
almost 40% of the data scientists worldwide use Python for their day-to day work such as
Weather Prediction, Fraud Detection, Airline Route Planning and much more.

Learning Outcomes from the Module:


After learning from this module, learners will be able to understand:

Why Python, advantages and its disadvantages, IDEs

Anaconda installation, different shortcuts in Jupyter Notebook

Introduction to Variables and its Types

Looping statements and conditional statements

User defined functions

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Mentor Session Duration: Faculty Name: No. of videos:


2 hours Daniel Mitchell 87
Video Duration of Conceptual
Video Name Topics Covered
No. the video or Hands On

Why Python, Python Why to use Python, Advantages and Conceptual


1 vs R, Python IDEs 11:26 Disadvantages of using Python, Comparing
Python to R and different IDEs available to
use to code in Python
Anaconda installation, Intro to Steps to install Jupyter Notebook and run Conceptual + Hands On
2 15:24
Jupyter Notebook the same on your computer

3 Jupyter Notebook Shortcuts 15:22 Important shortcuts to remember while Conceptual + Hands On
working on Jupyter Notebook

4 Intro to variables 5:34 Using # to add comments in a code and inspecting Conceptual + Hands On
the type of variable using type()

Understanding main collections of variables-


5 Collections of variables _list, 23:32 Conceptual + Hands On
List, Tuple, Set, Dictionary and how to use
tuple, set, dictionary
them
Understanding flow controls- loops and
6 Looping Statements (for, while) 21:49
conditionals. Main types of loops used are for
Conceptual + Hands On
and while. The insides of a for and a while loop
is determined by tabs.
There are 3 types of conditional statements- if,
7 Conditional Statements (if, 06:23 else and elif. Understanding how to use these Conceptual + Hands On
elif, else) through examples.
You can define your own functions and then
8 User defined functions, 20:14 call them when needed, to perform same Conceptual + Hands On
lambda functions computation in different scenarios.

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Few textbooks
that you can refer to:
1
Dr. R Nageswara Rao
Core Python Programming, Second Edition,
Dreamtech Press, 2019

2
Kenneth A. Lambert
The Fundamentals of Python:
First Programs, Cengage Learning, 2011

3
Allen B Downey
Think Python, O′Reilly, 2012

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