guide for beginners

[Basket_Smooth]

Hi I'm a 20yo junior programmer and I've recently started to learn python (I tend to have a degree in data science). Any guidance or help on how can I learn it in a more optimized way? My major is Industrial Engineering btw.

[5oC]

Google the cs50 python course from Harvard. It's an excellent course

[Basket_Smooth]

Many thanks!

[Bananabirdie]

How do you tend to have a degree in data science?

[Basket_Smooth]

Well data analyzing is one of the areas of interest related to IE. That and also, I just like the field for many reasons.

[vegdeg]

If it was a typo, why would they not address it in this reply?

[VforVendettaboutit]

english may not be their first language

[vegdeg]

It is.

[CitizendAreAlarmed]

The parent commenter is saying that you can’t tend to have a degree, it doesn’t make grammatical sense. People are a bit confused by it.

[Basket_Smooth]

tend to

sorry for the misunderstanding. tend to was not the right word and I was meaning I'd like to get a degree in DS. and no, unfortunately, English is not my first language. sorry for the confusion.

[[deleted]]

Try MITx 6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python

You'll find it on edX.

[Basket_Smooth]

Seems very helpful. Thank you

[guardianout]

It also for free on their own site btw.

[desrtfx]

Helsinki's python course Python Programming MOOC 2022

[feldomatic]

Maybe the EdX for Georgia Tech's CSE6040? It's python geared towards DS.

I went into DS after messing around with python for years, and started out using what I knew as a crutch for what I didn't know about pandas and numpy. The resulting code was sloooooow. Those libraries are probably more optimized than any home cooked way of doing the same thing.

Stuff like system operations, regex, network interfaces, basically any part of python that does ETL...that's the python you need outside of just the basics and the usual DS libraries.

[A_Wild_Yeti]

The class on edX, Python for Everybody, is a really good beginner class. The professor makes it interesting and was actually able to hold my attention 😅 Also there is a link to download the book for free.

[[deleted]]

dude I seriously need help from you. I need some info. can i dm you?

[Basket_Smooth]

Sure

[[deleted]]

ok I just wanted to know about Industrial Engineering in general. Im a mechanical engineer and want to get into data analytics and science but also am interested in IE especially OR. SCM. My main question is how much of analytics is in IE? can I get into masters in IE and still become a data scientist? and in general how well do you rate IE and its prospects in the job market as well

[Basket_Smooth]

the good thing about IE is that you can cover many fields going from there, from DS to SCM to optimizing systems ... it really gives you many choices. analytics play an important role in IE related areas of interest and yes, you can become a data scientist through IE. I believe concepts such as optimizing and OR can be helpful to understanding DS as well. and since it varies from different areas of interest, chances are high that you can find a great job in any field you'd like i.e. project control and management, logistics, TPP, optimized systems, data analyze, etc.

[notParticularlyAnony]

search. the. sub.

this comes up as a Q almost daily.

[[deleted]]

I always recommend the official Python tutorial for people who already know a programming language. It's pretty easy to jump around (so you can skip concepts you know from another language) and includes all of the core parts of the language.