I was poking around through my GitHub, trying to clean things up and find bits to highlight for my portfolio, and I came across this presentation I gave on getting started with Python for data science. Thought that I might as well share it here. It’s from last year, but I updated it in February and most of it is still relevant.

Highlights include: 

• Why learn Python? How can we use Python to work with data?
• Getting started: Installation Options and Orientation
• Editing / Running existing scripts, Installing Modules…
• APIs & reading documentation
• Ideas for first projects w/ social media data
• Additional resources for learning