Seven-time bestselling author Matt Harrison reveals his top tips and tricks to enable you to get the most out of Pandas, the leading Python data analysis library. Enjoy!
Matt's books, all of which have been Amazon best-sellers, are:
1. Effective Pandas
2. Illustrated Guide to Learning Python 3
3. Intermediate Python
4. Learning the Pandas Library
5. Effective PyCharm
6. Machine Learning Pocket Reference
7. Pandas Cookbook (now in its second edition)
Beyond being a prolific author, Matt:
• Teaches "Exploratory Data Analysis with Python" at Stanford
• Has taught Python at big organizations like Netflix and NASA
• Has worked as a CTO and Senior Software Engineer
• Holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University
On top of Matt's tips for effective Pandas programming, we cover:
• How to squeeze more data into Pandas on a given machine.
• His recommended software libraries for working with tabular data once you have too many data to fit on a single machine.
• How having a computer science education and having worked as a software engineer has been helpful in his data science career.
This episode will appeal primarily to practicing data scientists who are keen to learn about Pandas or keen to become an even deeper expert on Pandas by learning from a world-leading educator on the library.
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