Learn Python the Hard Way: A Deceptively Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Data Science, 5th Edition

Exercise 55

How to Read Documentation (Featuring pandas)

This exercise is going to teach two very important skills. First, you’ll learn about pandas and its DataFrame construct. This is the most common way to work with data in the Python data science world. Second, you’re going to learn how to read typical programmer documentation. This is a far more useful skill as it applies to every single programming topic you will ever encounter. In fact, you should think of this exercise as using pandas to teach you how to read documentation.

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For this exercise you are free to switch back to Jupyter to make exploration and documenting what you learn easier. If you then want to make a project using pandas, you can take what you learn with Jupyter to ...