Python Data Analyst Handbook
Table of Contents
1. Python Basics
2. Data Manipulation (NumPy, Pandas)
3. Data Analysis
4. Data Visualization
5. File Operations
6. Regex for Text Processing
7. API Data Fetching
8. Advanced Python
9. Performance Optimization
10. Real Project Example
1. Python Basics
In this section, you will learn the foundations of Python programming language.
- Variables and Data Types
- Conditional Statements (if, elif, else)
- Loops (for, while)
- Functions
- List Comprehension
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# Example of List Comprehension
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squares = [x**2 for x in numbers if x % 2 == 0]
print(squares) # Output: [4, 16]
2. Data Manipulation with NumPy and Pandas
NumPy and Pandas are two essential libraries for data manipulation in Python.
- Creating Arrays with NumPy
- Basic Operations
- DataFrames with Pandas
- Filtering Data
- Handling Missing Data
import pandas as pd
data = {'Name': ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie'], 'Age': [25, 30, None]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
df['Age'].fillna(df['Age'].mean(), inplace=True)
print(df)
3. Data Analysis
Data analysis techniques include filtering, grouping, and aggregating data.
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# Grouping Data
df.groupby('Name').mean()
4. Data Visualization
Data visualization helps understand data patterns.
- Line Charts
- Bar Charts
- Histograms
- Seaborn Heatmaps
5. File Operations
Reading and writing files in different formats:
- CSV Files
- Excel Files
- JSON Files
6. Regex for Text Processing
Regular expressions help process textual data.
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Example patterns:
- Emails
- Phone Numbers
- Dates
7. API Data Fetching
Fetching data from APIs using Requests library.
- GET Requests
- JSON Data Parsing
8. Advanced Python
Advanced concepts:
- Lambda Functions
- Map, Filter, Reduce
- List Comprehension with Slicing
9. Performance Optimization
- Time Complexity
- Memory Usage
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- Profiling Code
10. Real Project Example
A practical project including:
- Data Cleaning
- Analysis
- Visualization
- Reporting