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January 28, 2025
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Recommended experience
Intermediate level
This project assumes that you already have the most updated version of Python already installed on your computer.
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
This project assumes that you already have the most updated version of Python already installed on your computer.
Upload Excel sets into Python.
Create lists, dictionaries, tables, and Gantt charts with Python.
Add to your LinkedIn profile
Only available on desktop
Even if you are not a person with a data specific role, knowing how to work with data is becoming a highly in-demand skill. More and more companies are collecting data, storing data, and making data-based decisions. From marketing to human resources, to finance and operations, knowing the basics of how to use a data language such as Python will make you even more desirable, valuable, and useful to your company. In this project, learners will learn how to get started with Python. They will learn how to upload Excel sets into Python; how to create lists, dictionaries, and tables; and even how to create Gantt charts with Python. This will arm people in all kinds of roles to use Python to perform data tasks.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
View Excel Files in Visual Code
Work With Excel Files Using Jupyter Notebooks
Create Lists
Practice Quiz - Python for Non-Data Roles
Build Tables with Lists and Dictionaries
Create a Gantt Chart
Capstone Activity - Use Data In Non-Data Roles
This project assumes that you already have the most updated version of Python already installed on your computer.
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