3. Python Basics#
This chapter introduces three fundamental areas of Python you’ll use immediately:
variables.
operators.
Python built-in data types.
Python is a core tool in data science because it is easy to learn, reflecting its origins as a scripting language with a flexible, dynamically typed approach. Its rich ecosystem of libraries for data wrangling, visualization, and machine learning lets you move quickly from raw data to analysis and models. Packages like pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn are common starting points.