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Introduction to Python: Glossary

Key Points

Introduction to Python
  • Variables are Python objects that store information when you assign it to them.

  • Python has built-in functions that are always accessible.

  • Libraries give you access to more functions.

Data Structures
  • Gain familiarity with fundamental data structures such as tuples, sets, lists, dictionaries, and arrays.

  • Develop skills in manipulating data by accessing, modifying, and filtering elements within data structures.

  • Learn to work with tabular data using Pandas DataFrames, including loading and exploring data.

Functions
  • The conditional if evaluates a statement and performs an action

  • The for loop repeats an action a predetermined number of times

  • Custom functions can be defined with def

Plotting
  • matplotlib is a library

  • NetworkX is a library

Plotting
  • Matplotlib is a popular plotting library for Python

Glossary

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