Getting Started with Python

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Python is one of the most popular programming languages for data analysisand its easier to learn than you might think. Whether youre coming from Excel, BI tools, finance, or another programming background, this course will help you build a strong foundation in Python for working with data.

Youll start by setting up your environment with Anaconda and Jupyter Notebooks, then learn the core building blocks of Python: variables, data types, and data structures. From there, youll explore how to manipulate and analyze data using operators and functions, and write more advanced logic with conditionals and loops. By the end of the course, youll be confident writing basic Python code to structure and prepare data for analysis.

Prerequisite Skills

Recommended skills to have before taking this course

• Basic data analysis

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