How to get started with pandas?

What is Pandas?

Pandas is a Python library used for working with data sets. It has functions for analyzing, cleaning, exploring, and manipulating data. The name “Pandas” has a reference to both “Panel Data”, and “Python Data Analysis” and was created by Wes McKinney in 2008.

Why Use Pandas?

Pandas allow us to analyze big data and make conclusions based on statistical theories. Pandas can clean messy data sets, and make them readable and relevant. Relevant data is very important in data science.

Data Science: is a branch of computer science where we study how to store, use and analyze data for deriving information from it.

Installing Pandas:

$ pip install pandas

Once Pandas is installed, import it in your applications by adding the import keyword

Create an alias with the as a keyword while importing

import pandas as pd

Now you get started with pandas. Now you are ready to play with pandas…