Hello Python!
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Hugo Bowne-Anderson
Data Scientist at DataCamp
How you will learn
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General purpose: build anything
Build your skills bit by bit
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IPython Shell
Execute Python commands
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IPython Shell
Execute Python commands
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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
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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
print(height)
1.79
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Calculate BMI
height = 1.79 print(68.7 / 1.79 ** 2)
weight = 68.7
print(height)
21.4413
1.79
print(weight / height ** 2)
weight
BMI = 21.4413
height2
bmi = weight / height ** 2
print(bmi)
21.4413
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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
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Python Types
type(bmi)
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)
bool
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Python Types (3)
print(2 + 3)
print('ab' + 'cd')
abcd
Different type = different behavior!
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Let's practice!
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