Data Wrangling with Python

By: Katharine Jarmul and Jacqueline Kazil

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Synopsis: How do you take your data analysis skills beyond Excel to the next level? By learning just enough Python to get stuff done. This hands-on guide shows non-programmers like you how to process information that's initially too messy or difficult to access. You don't need to know a thing about the Python programming language to get started.Through various step-by-step exercises, you'll learn how to acquire, clean, analyze, and present data efficiently. You'll also discover how to automate your data process, schedule file- editing and clean-up tasks, process larger datasets, and create compelling stories with data you obtain.Quickly learn basic Python syntax, data types, and language conceptsWork with both machine-readable and human-consumable dataScrape websites and APIs to find a bounty of useful informationClean and format data to eliminate duplicates and errors in your datasetsLearn when to standardize data and when to test and script data cleanupExplore and analyze your datasets with new Python libraries and techniquesUse Python solutions to automate your entire data-wrangling process