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The document provides various Python tricks and tools for data scientists, including using the 'fractions' module to obtain numerical results in fractions, formatting large numbers with underscores, and checking if a variable is a number using the 'numbers' module. It also explains how to use the modulus operator to get multiples of a number from a list. These techniques enhance code efficiency and readability in data science applications.

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The document provides various Python tricks and tools for data scientists, including using the 'fractions' module to obtain numerical results in fractions, formatting large numbers with underscores, and checking if a variable is a number using the 'numbers' module. It also explains how to use the modulus operator to get multiples of a number from a list. These techniques enhance code efficiency and readability in data science applications.

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Efficient Python Tricks and Tools for

Data Scientists - By Khuyen Tran

Number
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fractions: Get Numerical Results in
Fractions Instead of Decimals
Normally, when you divide a number by another number, you will
get a decimal:

2 / 3 + 1

1.6666666666666665

Sometimes, you might prefer to get the results in fractions instead


of decimals. There is Python built-in function called fractions
that allows you to do exactly that.

from fractions import Fraction

res = Fraction(2 / 3 + 1)
print(res)

3752999689475413/2251799813685248

Cool! We got a fraction instead of a decimal. To limit the number


of decimals displayed, use limit_denominator().
res = res.limit_denominator()
print(res)

5/3

If we divide the result we got from Fraction by another number,


we got back a fraction without using the Fraction object again.

print(res / 3)

5/9
How to Use Underscores to Format Large
Numbers in Python
When working with a large number in Python, it can be difficult to
figure out how many digits that number has. Python 3.6 and above
allows you to use underscores as visual separators to group digits.

In the example below, I use underscores to group decimal numbers


by thousands.

large_num = 1_000_000
large_num

1000000
Confirm Whether a Variable Is a Number
If you want to confirm whether a variable is a number without
caring whether it is a float or an integer, numbers, use
numbers.Number.

from numbers import Number

a = 2
b = 0.4

# Check if a is a number
isinstance(a, Number)

True

# Check if b is a number
isinstance(b, Number)

True
Get Multiples of a Number Using
Modulus
If you want to get multiples of a number, use the modulus operator
%. The modulus operator is used to get the remainder of a division.
For example, 4 % 3 = 1, 5 % 3 = 2.

Thus, to get multiples of n, we select only numbers whose


remainders are 0 when dividing them by n.

def get_multiples_of_n(nums: list, n: int):


"""Select only numbers whose remainders
are 0 when dividing them by n"""
return [num for num in nums if num % n ==
0]

nums = [1, 4, 9, 12, 15, 16]

get_multiples_of_n(nums, 2) # multiples of 2

[4, 12, 16]

get_multiples_of_n(nums, 3) # multiples of 3
[9, 12, 15]

get_multiples_of_n(nums, 4) # multiples of 4

[4, 12, 16]

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