Programming Basics and Data Analytics

with Python
Programming Environment Setup
 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Define Python and its features

List the frequently used libraries in Python

Describe Anaconda and its uses

Download and set up Python console

Python
 What Is Python?

Python is a high-level, interpreted, object-oriented programming language. It was created by Guido van
Rossum in 1991. Python is used for tasks like web development, scripting, web scraping, and data analytics.
 Features of Python

Easy-to-learn Interactive mode Portable Extendable

Free and open

GUI programming Integrated
source
 Characteristics of Python

• Supports functional and structured programming methods as well as OOP

• Can be used as a scripting language or can be compiled to bytecode for building large
applications

• Provides high-level dynamic data types and supports dynamic type checking

• Supports automatic garbage collection

• Can be integrated with C, C++, COM, ActiveX, CORBA, and Java

 Benefits of Python

Interactive

Interpreted Object-Oriented
 Applications of Python

Python is simple and has easy to learn syntax that emphasizes readability.
It supports modules and packages that encourage program modularity and code reuse.

Application:

1. Web Development and GUI Programming

2. Machine Learning

3. Data Analytics

4. Artificial Intelligence

5. Internet of Things
Frequently Used Libraries in Python
Environments for Python
 Environments for Python

Python has both basic and scientific learning environments called IDLEs (Integrated Development
and Learning Environment) where code is written and outputs are checked.

Python

Scientific Basic

Jupyter Command
PyCharm Spyder GUI
Notebook Line
Anaconda
 What Is Anaconda?

Anaconda is a free and open-source distribution of Python and R programming languages for
scientific computing (data science, machine learning applications, large-scale data processing, and
predictive analytics) that aims at simplifying package management and deployment.
 Why Anaconda?

It is recommended to download Anaconda in order to use Python.

Advantages of Anaconda:
Open-source Python
distribution

400+ Python packages

Enterprise-ready data
analytics platform

Modern data science analytics

architecture

Multi-workload data analytics

Interactive visualizations, governance,

security, and operational support

Big data environments

Installation of Anaconda Python Distribution
 Installation of Anaconda Python Distribution

Python 2.7 and Python 3.7 are the two versions of Python.
However, Python 3.7 is the most recent and preferable version.

Note: Though the latest version of Python is 3.8, the latest version available in Anaconda is 3.7.
The configurations are the same for both versions.
 Installation of Anaconda Python 3.7 Distribution

You can install and run the Anaconda Python 3.7 distribution on different platforms.

Windows macOS Linux

Website URL:
https://www.anaconda.com/distribution

Graphical Installer
• Download the graphical installer.
• Double-click the .exe file to install Anaconda
and follow the instructions on the screen.
 Installation of Anaconda Python 3.7 Distribution

Windows macOS Linux

Website URL:
https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/

Graphical Installer
• Download the graphical installer.
• Double-click the downloaded .pkg file and follow the
instructions.

Command Line Installer

• Download the command line installer.
• In your terminal window, type the command listed
below and follow the given instructions:
Python 3.7:
bash Anaconda2-4.0.0-macOSX-x86_64.sh
 Installation of Anaconda Python 3.7 Distribution

Windows macOS Linux

Website URL:
https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/

Command Line Installer

• Download the installer.
• In your terminal window, type the command line
shown below and follow the instructions:

Python 3.7:
bash Anaconda2-4.0.0-Linux-x86_64.sh
Jupyter Notebook
 Jupyter Notebook

Jupyter is an open-source and interactive web-based Python interface for data

science and scientific computing.

Advantages of Jupyter Notebook

Python language Content sharing and

support contribution

Big data platform Built-in interactive

integration widgets
Getting Started with Jupyter Notebook

Import sys module

Print sys version

Import platform library

View python version

Comment line
Test string

Test number operation

Install Python

Problem Statement: A software developer at a company is required to install Python and Anaconda on his or
her local system.

Steps to Perform:

1. Download Python

2. Click on Install Now

3. Download Anaconda

4. Click the Next button to start the installation

5. Click the Install button for installing Anaconda

6. Click the Finish button to complete the installation

First Python Program

Problem Statement: Write a simple Python program to print a string of characters, an integer value, and a float
value.

Steps to Perform:
1. Declare variables as integer value, float value, and string
2. Print the variables
Knowledge Check
Knowledge
Check Jupyter is not an open-source and interactive web-based Python interface for data
science and scientific computing.
1

a. True

b. False
 Knowledge
Check Jupyter is not an open-source and interactive web-based Python interface for data
science and scientific computing.
1

a. True

b. False

The correct answer is b

Jupyter is an open-source and interactive web-based Python interface for data science and scientific
computing.
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following commands helps to print the version of Anaconda in Python?
2

a. --version

b. sys.version

c. print version

d. print sys.version
 Knowledge
Check
Which of the following commands helps to print the version of Anaconda in Python?
2

a. --version

b. sys.version

c. print version

d. print (sys.version)

The correct answer is d

The command print sys.version helps to print the version of Anaconda in Python.
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to print in Python?
3

a. Print (‘Hi’)

b. Print (“Hi”)

c. Print Hi

d. All of the above

 Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to print in Python?
3

a. print (‘Hi’)

b. print (“Hi”)

c. Print Hi

d. All of the above

The correct answer is D

Print Hi is not an appropriate way to print in Python.

 Key Takeaways

Python is a high-level, interpreted, object-oriented

programming language

The frequently used libraries in Python are Numpy, Pandas,

Scipy, Matplotlib, and Scikit-learn.

Anaconda is the open source free distribution of Python.

Jupyter is an open-source and interactive web-based Python

interface for data science and scientific computing.