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How to Master Python for Data Science

Here’s the Essential Python you Need for Data Science

So you’re embarking on your journey into data science and everyone recommends that you start with learning how to code. You decided on Python and are now paralyzed by the large piles of learning resources that are at your disposal. Perhaps you are overwhelmed and owing to analysis paralysis, you are procrastinating your first steps in learning how to code in Python.

In this article, I’ll be your guide and take you on a journey of exploring the essential bare minimal knowledge that you need in order to master Python for getting started in data science. I will assume that you have no prior coding experience or that you may come from a non-technical background. However, if you are coming from a technical or computer science background and have knowledge of a prior programming language and would like to transition to Python, you can use this article as a high-level overview to get acquainted with the gist of the Python language. Either way, it is the aim of this article to navigate you through the landscape of the Python language at their intersection with data science, which will help you get started in no time.

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Matt Curcio

Dear Professor,
I looked forward to reading your article but came upon a medium and its paywall. I find Medium problematic, especially when there are many free alternatives...
Do you have another link?

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Data Professor

Hi Matt, no worries, here's a special link that will allow you to view this article towardsdatascience.com/how-to-mast...

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Matt Curcio

Professor,
Thank you so much for your link. ;)