Welcome to CSCI 127 Joy and Beauty of Data

These are the class notes for CSCI 127 Joy and Beauty of data. This course focuses on core programming techniques applicable to all languages along with specific libraries and techniques only to Python.

• Introduction
  • Comprehensive overview of Python
  • Where is Python used?
• Readings
  • The Basics
  • Functions
• The Basics
  • Editors
  • Coding Concepts
  • Variables
  • Order of Operations
  • Comments
  • Datatypes
• Basics - Getting Started
  • Concepts
  • Expanded Comments
  • Editors
  • Coding Format
  • Variable names
  • Lecture Code
• Second Program
• Functions
  • Structure of a Function
  • Function Names
  • Program Structure
  • Lecture Code
  • Exercise
• Debugger
  • Demo Code
  • Commands
• Logging
  • Python Logging and Log Files
  • Logging Levels
  • Run Mode
  • Lecture Code
• Decision Trees
  • Making Decisions in Your Code
• How To Create A Menu
• Nested Ifs
  • Lecture Code
• If __name_ == __main__
  • Example:
• Try Except - Preventing Errors
  • Key Ideas
  • Example Code
• Iteration
  • Key Ideas
  • Lecture Code
• Itertools
  • Key Points
  • Concept
  • Itertools Library
  • Documentation
  • Code
• Recursion
  • Explanation
  • Drawbacks To Recursion
  • Example 1 Bottles Of Beer
  • Example 2 Sum Of List
  • Example 3 Sierpiński triangle
  • Example 4 Tree
  • Example 5 - Recursion / Loop / Voice - BOB
• Lists
  • Definition
  • Code
• Classes
  • Key Ideas
  • Lecture Code
• NumPy / Arrays
  • What is an array?
  • What is NumPy?
  • Array Examples
  • NumPy Functions
• Pandas
  • Common Panda Functions
  • loc and iloc
• Input / Output - Files And Folders
  • Lecture Code
• Tkinter
  • Lecture Code
• Tic Tac Toe
  • Lecture Code
• Serialization
  • Definition
  • Serialization Types
• Software Testing
  • Software Testing Concepts
• Miscellany

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Readings

• The Basics

• Basics: Getting Started

• Second Program

• Functions

• Debugger

• Logging

• Decision Trees

• How to Create a Menu

• Nested Ifs

• if name == “main”

• Try/Except

• Iteration

  • More Loop Examples

  • Typewriter Simulation

  • Menu Shell

• Itertools

• Recursion

  • Part 2

  • Visualizing Function Calls

• Lists

• Classes

  • How to Write a Class

  • Decorators

  • Properties

  • Setters, Getters, Decorators, and Properties

• NumPy Reference

• Panel Data

  • Panda Reference

  • Panda IO Code

  • Panda Inspection

  • Panda Selection

  • Panda Data Cleaning

  • Panda Transformation

  • Panda Aggregation

  • Panda Merging/Shaping

  • Panda Statistical

  • Panda Time Series

  • Pandas + Matplotlib

  • Panel Data Dog Example

  • Compare/Contrast: NumPy Arrays, Panel Data, and DataFrames

  • Panda Quiz

• Input/Output

• Tkinter

• Tic Tac Toe

• Serialization

  • CSV

  • JSON

  • Pickle: Data

  • Pickle: Function

  • Pickle: Security

  • HDF5

  • ML

  • YAML

• Software Testing

  • Pytest

  • Unit Testing

  • Unittest vs Pytest

• Miscellany

  • Built-in Variable: name

  • The Zen of Python

  • Compile with PyInstaller

  • PIP

  • Environments