Lecture 1 – Fundamentals of Python

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What is Programming ?

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Why are we studying Python for data science?

Python is commonly used to develop chatbots - Chat GPT, Google Assistant, Siri, and
chatbots used in customer service applications.

Python is used to build recommendation systems used by e-commerce platforms like

Amazon and streaming services like Netflix.

Python is employed in image recognition , Examples include facial recognition systems.

TensorFlow is a free, open-source Python library developed by Google. Coca-Cola used

TensorFlow to fuel its mobile proof of purchase model, which helped the company save
millions of dollars by eliminating production line printers.

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Why are we studying Python for data science?

Python is used in various AI-based healthcare applications, including medical image analysis,
disease diagnosis, drug discovery, and personalized medicine.

Python is employed in AI-based financial applications for tasks such as algorithmic trading, fraud
detection, risk assessment, and credit scoring.

Python is utilized in speech recognition system, Examples include voice assistants like Amazon
Alexa.

PyTorch is an open-source library developed by Facebook's (Meta) AI Research lab. Twitter uses
PyTorch for natural language processing tasks.Microsoft employs PyTorch for research and
development in artificial intelligence.

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 Why Python is specifically used for data science?

Python offers a wide range of libraries and tools specifically designed for data manipulation, analysis, and
visualization. Libraries like Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and scikit-learn provide powerful functionalities for
various data-related tasks.

Its simplicity enables faster development, prototyping, and iteration, which is crucial in the iterative
nature of data science projects.

Python boasts a rich ecosystem of libraries and frameworks catering to different aspects of data science,
including machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and more.

Python has a large and active community of developers, data scientists, and enthusiasts who contribute
to its growth.

Python has gained widespread adoption in the data science industry, with many companies and
organizations using it as their primary programming language for data analysis and modeling.

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Brief History About Python

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language
that was created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991.

On November 2020 Van Rossum holds the title Distinguished

Engineer at Microsoft.

Van Rossum is now part of a team at Microsoft working to speed

up the language’s performance. And recently a Microsoft blog
post reported that Python 3.11 had brought speedups of 10-60%
to some parts of the language.

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Anaconda Navigator
Anaconda Navigator is a graphical user interface (GUI), which is a
popular Python distribution for data science and machine learning
tasks.

It provides an easy-to-use interface for managing packages,

environments, and applications related to Python programming,
especially in the realm of data science and scientific computing.

Inside Anaconda Navigator, you have access to integrated

development environments (IDEs) that are commonly used in
Python development, particularly for data science and scientific
computing tasks.

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IDE – Integrated Development Environment

An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive

facilities for software development.

It typically includes a code editor, a compiler or interpreter, build automation tools, debugging tools,
and other features to streamline the process of writing, testing, and debugging code.

Data Visualization: Many IDEs include integrated data visualization tools that allow data scientists to
explore and visualize datasets directly within the IDE. This enables them to quickly generate plots,
charts, and graphs to better understand the data and identify patterns and trends.

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 IDE – Integrated Development Environment

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Jupyter Notebook

Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share
documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.

It's commonly used for data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical
modeling, data visualization, machine learning, and much more.

One of the key features of Jupyter Notebook is its interactivity, which allows you to run
code in a step-by-step manner, making it excellent for exploratory data analysis and
interactive computing.

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Practice Question - 1

Which of the following is responsible for translating high-level programming code into
machine code?

a) Compiler
b) Interpreter
c) Debugger
d) IDE

Ans – a) compiler is a translator program which translates a high level programming

language into equivalent machine language programs.

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Practice Question - 2

What is Anaconda Navigator primarily used for?

a) Version control of Python packages.

b) Managing and deploying machine learning models.
c) Creating and managing Python environments and packages.
d) Visualizing data using interactive dashboards.

Ans - c) Creating and managing Python environments and packages. Anaconda Navigator is
primarily used for creating and managing Python environments and packages.

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Practice Question - 3

What is the primary advantage of using Jupyter Notebook for data analysis?

a) Its ability to compile code into executable binaries.

b) Its support for real-time collaboration and interactive coding.
c) Its integration with version control systems like Git.
d) Its extensive collection of pre-built machine learning models. What is the correct
answer of this question

Ans - b) Its support for real-time collaboration and interactive coding. Jupyter Notebook's
primary advantage for data analysis is its support for real-time collaboration and interactive
coding.

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