December 2016
Beginner
10 pages
1h 10m
English
Overview
"Learn python for data analysis” is a constant refrain for those looking to develop their data analysis skills. But it’s hard to apply beginning Python skills to your everyday work if the data you deal with is in Excel spreadsheets. This lesson gives you the ability to connect your new skills to the data you’re already working with, and gives you a big step up on the Python learning curve.
What you’ll learn—and how you can apply it
This lesson teaches you to ingest Excel spreadsheet files into Python scripts and begin to leverage Python’s powerful analysis and automation tools, using both base Python and pandas.
This lesson is for you because…
You deal with data in spreadsheets as part of your job and are beginning to learn Python; this chapter gives you the ability to start applying your Python knowledge right away.
Prerequisites
- Beginning Python knowledge
- Familiarity with Excel
Materials or downloads needed in advance
- Python 3.x
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.