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Introduction to Python for Business

Analytics and Visualization

Presenter: Steve Baskauf


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• Currently offering lessons on Python, R, and GIS
• More online at: vanderbi.lt/disc
• Email: [email protected]
Introduction
Topics for today
1. Introduction including philosophy
2. Lesson structure
3. Software installation
4. Questions
About me
• High School teacher (10 years)
• Ph.D. biologist (20 years)
• Data science and data curation specialist (2 years)

• I believe in making the cake before starting on the icing.


• I'm more interested in "production" than "marketing" (see these
slides and the website).
What is "CodeGraf"
• A new paradigm born:
• after 1.5 years of teaching Python and R lessons
• after half a semester of remote teaching with Zoom
• What I learned:
• one-hour class sessions (and recordings) are too long
• not enough time for practice between introduction of topics
• what learners want and need are all different
• With CodeGraf:
• work at your own pace
• lessons in small chunks that can be skipped or repeated
• "choose your own adventure" style (eventually)
• Landing page: vanderbi.lt/codegraf
About Python
• Python 2 vs. 3
• Python 2 reached "end of life" on Jan. 1 this year.
• Many Python 2 code examples lurk on the web.
• Python is a language, not an application
• must learn to write scripts, not operate software
• there is no single way to run it
• paintball vs. Arabic poetry (cf. viz with Tableau)
• Python can be used many ways
• linear scripting
• procedural coding
• web applications, running robots, AWS lambdas, etc.
• What does "I know Python" mean?
Lesson structure
The big picture (CodeGraf "path")
1. Choose and install a Python environment (not to be
underestimated)
2. Learn basic Python terminology, syntax, and structure (first week)
• Equivalent of learning script, word construction, and grammar for Arabic
poetry
3. Learn how to write scripts for:
• NumPy array structure and file I/O; "tidy data"
• Wrangling two-dimensional data ("spreadsheets")
• Creating graphs ("data viz")
• Some basic stats and analysis
Video-watching vs. practice

• In early lessons, nearly all "work" is watching videos.


• "Why aren't we doing more practice?"
• Since Python is a language, we can't "speak it" immediately.
• Try modifying Jupyter notebook code cells to see what happens.
• Towards the end of the "Introductory coding" module, the
opportunity for coding practice will explode.
• The last "script writing" track will provide more opportunities to
modify template scripts ("cookbook")
Lessons structure

• Modules are a sequence of lessons


• Lessons need to be done in order
• Each lesson is on a separate web page
• Lessons are a series of topics
• The topics are mostly sequential
• Each topic has a video
• Many topics have text, code examples, and links
• Each lesson should have some kind of "practice" at the end
Can I skip lessons or topics?
• Yes, if you think you already know it – you can always go back
• Some the content in the "Programming environments" and "Installing an
environment" lessons provide useful background, not just installation
instructions.
Software installation
What software do I need to install?
• You should install the minimum software required to do the job.
• The lessons are all based on Jupyter notebooks. Options:
• Google Colab (cloud-based) Best option for beginners.
• Microsoft Azure (cloud-based)
• local installation (with or without Anaconda) Best option for tech-oriented
users.
• The entire first module revolves around understanding the options
and choosing.
Jupyter notebook demo
• Local installation
• Colab notebook
Questions
How fast should I be working?
• No single answer, but probably finish the first two modules by the
end of the first week.
• Technically advanced participants may catch up to my lesson prep.
• I'm updating pages "live", so they will evolve over time
• Hope to add more links to resources and practice examples.
• Next week's session is virtual "office hours"
How to contact me
• Feel free to email brief questions to me at
[email protected]
• Set up a Zoom/Teams/FaceTime live meeting for more complicated
questions
• Bring up interesting/broad questions at the next session (even if
answered)

• I can't keep up with Slack/Twitter/Facebook/Teams messaging/etc.

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