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Chapter 1

This document introduces Python by discussing that it is a general purpose, open source programming language used for many applications including data science. It demonstrates how to use the IPython shell to execute Python commands and how to create Python scripts to list commands. It shows how to assign values to variables, perform calculations with variables, and print outputs from scripts. It also covers Python variable types like float, int, string, and boolean and how operations vary based on type. The goal is to get started with basic Python concepts.

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Chapter 1

This document introduces Python by discussing that it is a general purpose, open source programming language used for many applications including data science. It demonstrates how to use the IPython shell to execute Python commands and how to create Python scripts to list commands. It shows how to assign values to variables, perform calculations with variables, and print outputs from scripts. It also covers Python variable types like float, int, string, and boolean and how operations vary based on type. The goal is to get started with basic Python concepts.

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Hello Python!

INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

Hugo Bowne-Anderson
Data Scientist at DataCamp
How you will learn

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Python

General purpose: build anything

Open source! Free!

Python packages, also for data science


Many applications and fields

Version 3.x - https://www.python.org/downloads/

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IPython Shell
Execute Python commands

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IPython Shell
Execute Python commands

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IPython Shell

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Python Script
Text files - .py
List of Python commands

Similar to typing in IPython Shell

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Python Script

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Python Script

Use print() to generate output from script

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DataCamp Interface

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Let's practice!
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Variables and Types
INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

Hugo Bowne-Anderson
Data Scientist at DataCamp
Variable
Specific, case-sensitive name
Call up value through variable name

1.79 m - 68.7 kg

height = 1.79
weight = 68.7
height

1.79

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Calculate BMI
height = 1.79 68.7 / 1.79 ** 2
weight = 68.7
height
21.4413

1.79
weight / height ** 2

weight
BMI = 21.4413
height2

bmi = weight / height ** 2


bmi

21.4413

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Reproducibility
height = 1.79
weight = 68.7
bmi = weight / height ** 2
print(bmi)

21.4413

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Reproducibility
height = 1.79
weight = 74.2 # <-
bmi = weight / height ** 2
print(bmi)

23.1578

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Python Types
type(bmi)

float

day_of_week = 5
type(day_of_week)

int

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Python Types (2)
x = "body mass index"
y = 'this works too'
type(y)

str

z = True
type(z)

bool

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Python Types (3)
2 + 3

'ab' + 'cd'

'abcd'

Different type = different behavior!

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Let's practice!
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