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This document serves as an introduction to Python, covering its general purpose, open-source nature, and applications in various fields, particularly data science. It explains the use of the IPython Shell and Python scripts for executing commands and generating output, as well as fundamental concepts like variables, types, and calculating BMI. The document emphasizes reproducibility in coding and showcases different data types in Python.

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This document serves as an introduction to Python, covering its general purpose, open-source nature, and applications in various fields, particularly data science. It explains the use of the IPython Shell and Python scripts for executing commands and generating output, as well as fundamental concepts like variables, types, and calculating BMI. The document emphasizes reproducibility in coding and showcases different data types in Python.

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INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

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

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IPython Shell
Execute Python commands

Execute Python commands

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IPython Shell

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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
21.4413
BMI = height2

21.4413

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bmi = weight / height ** 2
bmi

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

Python Types
type (bmi)

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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)

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bool

Python Types (3)


2 + 3

'ab' + 'cd'

'abcd'

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Different type = different behavior!

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Let's practice!
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