Python pandas Q&A video series

Read about the series, and view all of the videos on one page: Easier data analysis in Python with pandas.

Code

• Jupyter notebook for videos 1 through 30
• Jupyter notebook for "4 new time-saving tricks in pandas"
• Jupyter notebook for "5 new changes in pandas you need to know about"

Videos (playlist)

1. What is pandas? (Introduction to the Q&A series) (6:24)
2. How do I read a tabular data file into pandas? (8:54)
3. How do I select a pandas Series from a DataFrame? (11:10)
4. Why do some pandas commands end with parentheses (and others don't)? (8:45)
5. How do I rename columns in a pandas DataFrame? (9:36)
6. How do I remove columns from a pandas DataFrame? (6:35)
7. How do I sort a pandas DataFrame or a Series? (8:56)
8. How do I filter rows of a pandas DataFrame by column value? (13:44)
9. How do I apply multiple filter criteria to a pandas DataFrame? (9:51)
10. Your pandas questions answered! (9:06)
11. How do I use the "axis" parameter in pandas? (8:33)
12. How do I use string methods in pandas? (6:16)
13. How do I change the data type of a pandas Series? (7:28)
14. When should I use a "groupby" in pandas? (8:24)
15. How do I explore a pandas Series? (9:50)
16. How do I handle missing values in pandas? (14:27)
17. What do I need to know about the pandas index? (Part 1) (13:36)
18. What do I need to know about the pandas index? (Part 2) (10:38)
19. How do I select multiple rows and columns from a pandas DataFrame? (21:46)
20. When should I use the "inplace" parameter in pandas? (10:18)
21. How do I make my pandas DataFrame smaller and faster? (19:05)
22. How do I use pandas with scikit-learn to create Kaggle submissions? (13:25)
23. More of your pandas questions answered! (19:23)
24. How do I create dummy variables in pandas? (13:13)
25. How do I work with dates and times in pandas? (10:20)
26. How do I find and remove duplicate rows in pandas? (9:47)
27. How do I avoid a SettingWithCopyWarning in pandas? (13:29)
28. How do I change display options in pandas? (14:55)
29. How do I create a pandas DataFrame from another object? (14:25)
30. How do I apply a function to a pandas Series or DataFrame? (17:57)
31. Bonus: Your pandas questions answered! (webcast) (1:56:01)
32. Bonus: 4 new time-saving tricks in pandas (14:50)
33. Bonus: 5 new changes in pandas you need to know about (20:54)

Datasets

Filename	Description	Raw File	Original Source	Other
chipotle.tsv	Online orders from the Chipotle restaurant chain	bit.ly/chiporders	The Upshot	Upshot article
drinks.csv	Alcohol consumption by country	bit.ly/drinksbycountry	FiveThirtyEight	FiveThirtyEight article
imdb_1000.csv	Top rated movies from IMDb	bit.ly/imdbratings	IMDb	Web scraping script
titanic_test.csv	Testing set from Kaggle's Titanic competition	bit.ly/kaggletest	Kaggle	Data dictionary
titanic_train.csv	Training set from Kaggle's Titanic competition	bit.ly/kaggletrain	Kaggle	Data dictionary
u.user	Demographic information about MovieLens users	bit.ly/movieusers	GroupLens	Data dictionary
ufo.csv	Reports of UFO sightings from 1930-2000	bit.ly/uforeports	National UFO Reporting Center	Web scraping script