
WHAT is Python?
Python is an extremely popular, general-purpose programming language. Python is free to use, open-source, and offers a robust set of tools for creating applications, conducting research, organizing data, hosting websites, and a whole lot more!
WHY use Python?
Compared to some programming languages, Python is relatively easy to read and understand. Additionally, the community of software developers using Python is very large and there is an equally large number of freely available packages, add-ons, and tools that we can benefit from.
HOW is Python used for data analysis?
- Data Manipulation and Management
- Statistical Modeling
- Machine Learning & Data Science
- Data Collection (APIs, Web Scraping)