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Getting Started with Python

Learn the fundamentals of Python programming language and how to start using it for finance.​

This course provides an introduction to the python programming language for data science. Python is a general-purpose, versatile, and popular programming language. Python is also a great language for data analysis and has been consistently gaining popularity.

In this course we will help you setup python on your system and introduce the most important programming concepts in Python, such as variables and various data types, how to write functions, how to use methods, and how to use packages and modules in Python. In future courses, we will deep dive into more complex things and apply our knowledge to data science problems.

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Introduction to Python

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Setting up Python on your Computer

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03

Variables in Python

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Lists in Python

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Functions in Python

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Define Custom Functions in R

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Methods in Python

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Packages and Modules in Python

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