bruh im like 'ok maybe i can try learning python on my own' and immediately am stuck cause i cant figure out how to make my cursor go up to delete a previous line
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i also installed a lot of stuff through cmd somehow accidentally i have no idea what any of it is
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i google 'how to delete previous line in python' but the internet cannot comprehend i am this stupid
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my goal tonight: upload a csv into python
apparently i need a thing called 'pandas'
and to get pandas i need to use a thing called 'pip'
i may have installed pandas? first several attempts didnt work. i copypasted a rando internet thing in. i have no idea how to tell
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Honestly think it’s worth learning the basics from the ground up via CS50p or some random YouTube series rather than trying to jump in at this level. CS50p lessons are under an hour, and include environment set up instructions.
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idk i started out with a 'basics' tutorial but then got bored/demotivated; it's hard for me to learn if im not trying to directly solve a problem i care about
and the thing i care about is importing a csv
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pip is a package manager for python, you use it to install stuff like pandas
first you have to get pip:
pip.pypa.io/en/stable/inst
then you can install things like “pip3 install pandas”. this command might be a good start once you’ve got pip:
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cause really by “use python and pandas” i mean “install python (3 not 2) and then install pip and then run ‘pip install pandas seaborn matplotlib jupyter notebook ipykernel’ and then create a new directory and run ‘jupyter notebook’ and start working”
so yeah maybe R is the move
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once you’ve done all the table setting, loading the CSV is as simple as:
import pandas as pd
df = pd. read_csv(“file.csv”)
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I can hop on a zoom with you if you want. You’re tripping over really basic things and I think a quick chat could clear a lot of this up.
(Am an expert python trainer, created some of the fundamental tools, etc)
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Install Anaconda Navigator and use it for all of your Python setup.
Write your code in Spyder ... particularly if you're doing data analysis.
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"i copypasted a rando internet thing in. i have no idea how to tell"
that's the spirit! You are doing very well. Keep doing it, when they start to work magically, you will become one of us.
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