Data Analysis in Python

Setting up your compture

Mac

• Download and install VS Code
• Install VS Code Python Extension
• open terminal and navigate to the folder
• python3 --version Python 3
• creates my env python3 -m venv myenv
• activate my env source myenv/bin/activate
• pip3 --version
• pip3 install pandas
• pip3 install numpy
• pip3 install matplotlib

Testing

• Open terminal and navigate to setup folder
• activate my env source myenv/bin/activate
• run python3 test1.py to test that matplotlib and numpy works correctly. As a result you should see the chart.
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• run python3 test2.py to test pandas and reading from file. As a result you should see this table in your terminal.
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Windows

• Download and install VS Code. You can find it in Microsoft Store or download if from the internet https://code.visualstudio.com/download
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• Install VS Code Python Extension
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• Download project from github https://github.com/funcodingworkshop/data-analysis-in-python-workshop.git and extract it
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• Open project/folder in VS Code.
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• Open terminal in VS Code. Terminal -> New Terminal
• python --version Python 3
• pip --version
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• create my env python -m venv myenv
• Run this script .\myenv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 and restart VS Code
• pip install pandas
• pip install numpy
• pip install matplotlib
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Testing

• run python test1.py to test that matplotlib and numpy works correctly. As a result you should see the chart.
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• run python3 test2.py to test pandas and reading from file. As a result you should see this table in your terminal.
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Additional information

Alternativly you can use requirements files from the root folder to install dependencies

pip3 install -r requirements.txt