IBM - Python Basics for Data Science
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Python Basics for Data Science
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This Python course provides a beginner-friendly introduction to Python for Data Science. Practice through lab exercises, and you'll be ready to create your first Python scripts on your own!
Duration | 120 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Python Basics for Data Science at edX Highlights
Python Basics for Data Science
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- Work with a variety of data sources, project scenarios, and data analysis tools
- 4 hours on-demand video
- Earn a verified certificate of successful completion
- Learn from expert faculty
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Python Basics for Data Science at edX Course details
Python Basics for Data Science
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Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
- What is Python and why is it useful
- The application of Python
- How to define variables
- Sets and conditional statements in Python
- The purpose of having functions in Python
- How to operate on files to read and write data in Python
- How to use pandas, a must have package for anyone attempting data analysis in Python.
More about this course
- This Python course provides a beginner-friendly introduction to Python for Data Science. Practice through lab exercises, and you'll be ready to create your first Python scripts on your own!
- This introduction to Python will kickstart your learning of Python for data science, as well as programming in general. This beginner-friendly Python course will take you from zero to programming in Python in a matter of hours.
- Upon its completion, you'll be able to write your own Python scripts and perform basic hands-on data analysis using our Jupyter-based lab environment. If you want to learn Python from scratch, this course is for you.
Python Basics for Data Science at edX Curriculum
Python Basics for Data Science
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Module 1 - Python Basics
Your first program
Types
Expressions and Variables
String Operations
Module 2 - Python Data Structures
Lists and Tuples
Sets
Dictionaries
Module 3 - Python Programming Fundamentals
Conditions and Branching
Loops
Functions
Objects and Classes
Module 4 - Working with Data in Python
Reading files with open
Writing files with open
Loading data with Pandas
Working with and Saving data with Pandas
Module 5 - Working with Numpy Arrays
Numpy 1d Arrays
Numpy 2d Arrays
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Asritha Chaduvu
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Learning Experience: The course content is good and the platform was very friendly with no bugs in between. The training experience was good as it is time-friendly, we can continue the course at any time. It has a good impact on the fundamentals.
Faculty: There was no faculty support or any quality of lectures available. There was no peer group, it's all our own learning from the given data. No live sessions are provided.
The course resources are with good content and are updated. The course structure is module-wise. There are regular assessments and assignment tests.
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Pratham
Python Basics for Data Science
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5
Learning Experience: Too good
Faculty: There was no faculty support or any quality of lectures available. There was no peer group, its all our own learning form the given data. No live sessions provided.
The course resources are with good content and are updated. The course structure is module wise. There are regular assessments and assignment tests.
Course Support: Providing the course content at any time.
Reviewed on 13 Jul 2023Read More
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Prathamesh Patil
Python Basics for Data Science
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5
Learning Experience: It was great, i got to learn about the structure of python programming, learned oops concepts and even learned about loops etc
Faculty: It was great.
Course is updated. About assignment, they do have graded and non quizzes
Reviewed on 28 Jan 2023Read More
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Rahul Raghuwanshi
Python Basics for Data Science
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5
Learning Experience: Good
Faculty: Very good it was just start I am be a data scientists have a good day thank you
Good it was great place to acive your dream
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Sidhartha Agasti
Python Basics for Data Science
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4
Learning Experience: It was good and i loved the inhand lab sessions
Faculty: Faculty's approach is very good. Also they assist in peer graded assignment
The course structure is very good. And even a beginner can grab it very easily
Course Support: It helped me gain some knowledge
Reviewed on 21 Nov 2022Read More
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