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Chapter 1 - Introduction To Python

Python was developed by Guido Van Rossum in 1991 and takes its name from the Monty Python comedy troupe. It is an open source, dynamically typed language that is easy to learn and has a huge library of support. Python code is executed by an interpreter rather than being compiled to machine code. There are different methods for starting a Python session, including using the Anaconda distribution, which provides tools like the Jupyter Notebook for coding and visualization.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction To Python

Python was developed by Guido Van Rossum in 1991 and takes its name from the Monty Python comedy troupe. It is an open source, dynamically typed language that is easy to learn and has a huge library of support. Python code is executed by an interpreter rather than being compiled to machine code. There are different methods for starting a Python session, including using the Anaconda distribution, which provides tools like the Jupyter Notebook for coding and visualization.

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Python for Data Science

Jamil Saudagar

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Introduction and History
• Python was developed by Guido Van Rossum in the year 1991 at the Center for Mathematics and Computer
Science

• The name Python was picked up from a T.V. show Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

• The first working version was ready by early 1990 and was released for the public on 20th February 1991.

• It is an open source software. It combines the functionality of C with object oriented approach of Java

• Features of Python
• Simple and Easy to learn
• Dynamically Typed i.e. An assignment statement binds a name to an object
• Platform independent
• Huge Library
• Does not use a compiler but uses an interpreter to execute instructions

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Introduction and History
• Execution of a Python program

Compile PVM

Source Byte Machine


Code Code Code

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Introduction and History

Byte Code example in Jupyter Notebook

• There are two ways to distribute the created software in Python


• The first is to distribute the .pyc files to the user. The user will install the Python Virtual machine and
execute.
• The second is to convert the .pyc files (alongwith libraries and PVM) into a .exe file (frozen binaries).
• Third party software like py2.exe is used to create frozen binaries (For Windows)
• Third party software like pyinstaller.exe or Freeze is used to create frozen binaries (For Unix / Linux)

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Python Installation
• Open your Browser and go to https://www.python.org/downloads/

• Download the appropriate version for your Operating System.

• Once the installation file is downloaded; click on the executable file and select appropriate options at the
Python installation prompt. When in doubt; select the default choice.

• Remember to add python.exe to the default path. This way python can run from any of the folders.

• You may also want to install (https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ ). Here too, download


and during the installation select appropriate choices.

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Different methods to start a Python session
• Windows Start > Python > Python 3.7 (64-bit)

• Windows Start > Python > IDLE (Python 3.7 64 bit)

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Different methods to start a Python session
• Windows Start > Anaconda3 > Anaconda Navigator

• Windows Start > Anaconda3 > Anaconda Prompt (We are going to use this method)

• Windows Start > Anaconda3 > Jupyter Notebook

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Getting Started
• The coding environment
• Click on the Anaconda prompt to open a command window

• Navigate to the project folder where you would like to save the code files.

• At the prompt (>) type jupyter notebook.

• A session will open up in the default browser as shown below :

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Getting Started
• Click on New > Python3 to start a new session (Please remember Python is a case sensitive language)

• Basic Mathematical Operations


• In a new cell type the following statements :
• 2 + 3 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 10 – 4 and hit <Ctrl + Enter>
• 10 * 4 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 10 / 4 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 10 // 4 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 5 % 2 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 2 ** 5 and hit <Shift + Enter>
• 2 + 5 * (7-3)

• Type help() at the prompt to get into help mode, pressing enter at the help prompt will help us exit the help
window

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Getting Started
• Input and Output using the print() and input() statements
• print('Hello World !!!')
• print("He isn't in the best of his moods")
• print("The sum of 2 and 5 is = ", 2+5)
•

• Commenting statements / text

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• The input() statement

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Press <Esc + H> to get a list of shortcuts

• Markdowns
• Markdowns help us add a title (heading) to our cell(s). We can create headings from H1 to H6

• Write a program to find the area of a triangle

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