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The document outlines a comprehensive 11-day course on Python for Data Analytics, covering topics from Python basics and data science foundations to advanced data manipulation and machine learning concepts. Key areas include Python syntax, data types, libraries like NumPy and pandas, data visualization, and an introduction to machine learning algorithms. The curriculum is designed for beginners to intermediate learners, providing a structured approach to mastering Python for data analytics.
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The document outlines a comprehensive 11-day course on Python for Data Analytics, covering topics from Python basics and data science foundations to advanced data manipulation and machine learning concepts. Key areas include Python syntax, data types, libraries like NumPy and pandas, data visualization, and an introduction to machine learning algorithms. The curriculum is designed for beginners to intermediate learners, providing a structured approach to mastering Python for data analytics.
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Python for Data Analytics –

Comprehensive Course Outline


Python for Data Analytics – Comprehensive Course Outline

Day 01 – Python Basics, Setup, and Data Science Foundations

1.1 Introduction to Python

• Python history and philosophy

• Real-world applications of Python

o Web development

o Data analysis

o Scientific computing

o Automation

1.2 Installing and Using Anaconda & Jupyter

• Downloading and installing Anaconda Navigator

• Creating and managing Jupyter notebooks

• Interface overview and folder management

1.3 Python Syntax Essentials

• Comments and docstrings

• Code indentation rules

• Line continuation character (\)

1.4 Variables and Data Types

• Identifiers and naming rules

• Built-in data types: int, float, str, bool, NoneType

• type() function and dynamic typing

1.5 Basic Operators and Expressions


• Arithmetic operators: +, -, *, /, %, **, //

• Comparison operators: ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=

• Logical operators: and, or, not

1.6 Intro to Data Science Libraries

• Overview of pandas and matplotlib

• First simple plot and DataFrame creation

Day 02 – Strings, Data Types, Type Conversion & Collections

2.1 String Manipulation

• Creating strings with quotes

• String slicing, indexing, and step values

• String methods: .upper(), .lower(), .split(), .join()

• String formatting using format() and f-strings

2.2 Python Data Types and Type Conversion

• Scalar vs compound types

• int(), float(), str(), bool() conversions

• Type inference

2.3 Introduction to Collections

• Tuples: syntax, immutability, tuple with 1 element

• Lists: creation, indexing, modification

• Sets: uniqueness, basic set operations

• Dictionaries: key-value pairs, accessing and updating data

2.4 Exercises

• Working with data types and structures

• Arithmetic operations with variables

• String formatting and escaping


Day 03 – Tuples, Lists (Advanced), and zip()

3.1 Advanced Tuples

• Tuple unpacking

• Nested tuples

• Built-in functions: len(), min(), max(), sum()

• count() and index() methods

3.2 Advanced Lists

• append(), insert(), extend()

• pop(), remove(), clear()

• List slicing, reversing, and sorting

• Copying lists: shallow vs deep copies

3.3 The zip() Function

• Combining two or more lists

• Looping with zip()

• Creating dictionaries with zip()

• Unzipping data with zip(*zipped)

Day 04 – Sets, Conditionals, Loops, and Functions (Intro)

4.1 Sets in Python

• add(), remove(), discard(), clear()

• Mathematical operations: union, intersection, difference

• Set membership: in, not in

4.2 Conditional Statements

• if, elif, else

• Nested conditionals
• Boolean expressions

4.3 Loops

• for and while loops

• Loop control: break, continue, pass

• Looping over different data types

4.4 Intro to Functions

• def keyword

• Function parameters and return values

• Calling functions and nesting

Day 05 – Functions (Cont.) and Error Handling

5.1 Functions Deep Dive

• Arguments vs parameters

• Default arguments and keyword arguments

• Anonymous functions: lambda

• Scope: local vs global variables

5.2 Error Handling

• Types of errors: syntax vs runtime

• try/except blocks

• Handling multiple exceptions

• else and finally clauses

Day 06 – NumPy for Numerical Computation

6.1 Array Basics

• Creating arrays with np.array(), arange(), linspace()

• Array attributes: shape, dtype, ndim, size


• Reshaping arrays

6.2 Array Operations

• Indexing and slicing

• Mathematical functions: sum(), mean(), std(), min(), max()

• Broadcasting

6.3 Array Manipulation

• Stacking (vstack, hstack), splitting, updating

• Membership, uniqueness, repeating

• Advanced indexing with conditions

• Swap axes, union, intersection

Day 07 – Pandas Basics and Data Cleaning

7.1 DataFrames and Series

• Reading CSVs with pd.read_csv()

• Exploring data: head(), tail(), shape, columns, dtypes

• Data selection: single and multiple columns

7.2 Handling Missing Data

• isnull(), notnull()

• Filling (fillna()), dropping (dropna())

7.3 Data Summary and Types

• describe(), mean(), count(), value_counts()

• Type conversion with astype()

• Transpose and indexing

Day 08 – Grouping, Aggregation, Reshaping

8.1 Aggregations
• groupby() with mean(), sum(), min(), max()

• agg() for custom aggregation

8.2 Crosstabs and Pivoting

• pd.crosstab()

• pivot() and pivot_table()

• stack() and unstack()

8.3 DataFrame Concatenation

• concat() along rows and columns

• Resetting indexes and naming rows

8.4 Visualization: seaborn.countplot()

Day 09 – DataFrame Manipulation & Normalization

9.1 Row/Column Manipulation

• Renaming columns

• Adding/removing rows and columns

• iloc[] and loc[] for data access

9.2 Data Scaling

• Min-max normalization

• Z-score standardization

• Reindexing: changing row/column order

9.3 Train/Test Split with NumPy

Day 10 – Web Data, Visualization, SQLite Integration

10.1 Reading Non-Standard Data

• Reading web data with read_html()

• CSVs with custom delimiters or no headers


10.2 Visualization with Matplotlib

• Bar, line, pie, scatter plots

• Labels, titles, axis formatting

10.3 SQLite and Pandas

• Introduction to SQL and SQLite

• Creating and querying SQLite databases

• Using pandas.read_sql() and to_sql()

10.4 Handling Time-Series Data

• Indexing with time

• Resampling and frequency conversion

Day 11 – Introduction to Machine Learning

11.1 What is Machine Learning?

• Learning from data

• Generalization and prediction

11.2 Types of Machine Learning

• Supervised Learning:

o Classification (e.g. spam detection, face recognition)

o Regression (e.g. predicting prices, temperatures)

• Unsupervised Learning:

o Clustering (e.g. movie preferences)

o Anomaly detection

11.3 Key ML Concepts

• Instance, features, labels

• Training vs testing data

• Prediction functions and classifiers


11.4 Algorithms Introduced

• K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN)

• K-Means Clustering

11.5 Case Study: Uber Supply vs Demand Gap

This outline serves as a solid curriculum structure for any beginner-to-intermediate Python
for Data Analytics course.

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