Python’s pandas make data analysis easy and powerful with a few lines of code
The pandas library offers shortcuts for common data operations and Matplotlib graphics.
Matt Harrison
Matt Harrison has been using Python since 2000. He runs MetaSnake, which provides consulting and teaches corporations how to be effective with Python and data science. He blogs at hairysun.com and occasionally tweets useful Python related information at @__mharrison__.
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Functional programming and Python
Python supports several programming styles -- imperative, object oriented, and functional. Most programmers are only familiar with two, yet functional programming appears to be coming back in vogue.