DataCamp Python for Spreadsheet Users

PYTHON FOR SPREADSHEET USERS

Welcome to Python!

Chris Cardillo
Data Scientist at DataCamp
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What is Python?
General purpose programming language
Has code packages for data science
Object-oriented
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Object-oriented spreadsheets
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Object-oriented spreadsheets
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Object-oriented Python
IN PYTHON IN SPREADSHEETS
math.SUM(2,3)
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The power of the dot

math.SUM()
math is our package

SUM is our function in the package

The dot (.) lets us access the function

inside the package

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Scripts

A Recipe for Buttered Toast

1. Turn on toaster

2. Put bread in toaster for 1 minute

3. Take bread out of toaster

4. Put butter on toast

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Importing packages
import math
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Importing pandas
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Importing pandas
import pandas
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Loading Excel data

import pandas

pandas.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit.xlsx
(the kind of data pandas likes)
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pandas as pd

before after

import pandas import pandas as pd

pandas.read_excel('fruit.xlsx') pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')
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Variable assignment
import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit.xlsx
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Looking at data with print()

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit)
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Script and console panes in DataCamp

SCRIPT.PY is the script

IPYTHON SHELL is the console

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Your turn!
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DataFrames and their

methods

Chris Cardillo
Data Scientist at DataCamp
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Where we left off

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit)
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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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Anatomy of a pandas DataFrame

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DataFrame methods
.head()

.info()

.describe()

.sort_values()
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The .head() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.head())
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The .head() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.head(2))
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The .info() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.info())
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The .describe() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

print(fruit.describe())
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The .sort_values() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit = fruit.sort_values('name')
fruit = fruit.reset_index(drop=True)

print(fruit)
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The .sort_values() method

import pandas as pd

fruit = pd.read_excel('fruit.xlsx')

fruit = fruit.sort_values('price_usd', ascending=False)

fruit = fruit.reset_index(drop=True)

print(fruit.head(3))
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Filtering rows and creating

columns

Chris Cardillo
Data Scientist at DataCamp
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Filtering in spreadsheets
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Accessing a single column

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Accessing a single column

fruit['name']
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Comparison operators
== (equal to)

!= (not equal to)

< (less than)

> (greater than)

<= (less than or equal to)

>= (greater or equal to)

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Comparisons
fruit['name'] fruit['name'] == "Apple"
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Filtering
fruit[fruit['name'] == "Apple"]
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Filtering
fruit[fruit['price_usd'] > 1]
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Filtering
fruit[fruit['price_usd'] > 1].reset_index(drop=True)
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Basic filtering pattern

df[df['this_column'] == 'that value']
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Basic filtering pattern

IN PYTHON IN SPREADSHEETS
fruit[fruit['name'] == "Apple"]
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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column

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Mathematical operators
+ (addition)

- (subtraction)

* (multiplication)

/ (division)
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Creating a new column

fruit['cost'] = fruit['price_usd'] * 2
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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column

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Creating a new column

fruit['cost'] = fruit['price_usd'] * fruit['quantity']
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Your turn!