Materials from the Data School video series about Python's pandas library.
Read more about the series, and view all of the videos on one page: Easier data analysis in Python with pandas
Commented code and resources links from each video
Videos (playlist)
- What is pandas? (Introduction to the Q&A series) (6:24)
- How do I read a tabular data file into pandas? (8:54)
- How do I select a pandas Series from a DataFrame? (11:10)
- Why do some pandas commands end with parentheses (and others don't)? (8:45)
- How do I rename columns in a pandas DataFrame? (9:36)
- How do I remove columns from a pandas DataFrame? (6:35)
- How do I sort a pandas DataFrame or a Series? (8:56)
- How do I filter rows of a pandas DataFrame by column value? (13:44)
- How do I apply multiple filter criteria to a pandas DataFrame? (9:51)
- Your pandas questions answered! (9:06)
- How do I use the "axis" parameter in pandas? (8:33)
- How do I use string methods in pandas? (6:16)
- How do I change the data type of a pandas Series? (7:28)
- When should I use a "groupby" in pandas? (8:24)
- How do I explore a pandas Series? (9:50)
- How do I handle missing values in pandas? (coming May 26)
| Filename | Description | Raw File | Original Source | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chipotle.tsv | Online orders from the Chipotle restaurant chain | bit.ly/chiporders | The Upshot | Upshot article |
| drinks.csv | Alcohol consumption by country | bit.ly/drinksbycountry | FiveThirtyEight | FiveThirtyEight article |
| imdb_1000.csv | Top rated movies from IMDb | bit.ly/imdbratings | IMDb | Web scraping script |
| u.user | Demographic information about MovieLens users | bit.ly/movieusers | GroupLens | Data dictionary |
| ufo.csv | Reports of UFO sightings from 1930-2000 | bit.ly/uforeports | National UFO Reporting Center | Web scraping script |