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MY470 Computer Programming

Resources for learning and practicing Python

Exercises

• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition
• Python Exercises, Practice, Solution
• CodingBat
• HackerRank Has lots of Python exercises for all levels, and is often used by recruiters!

Online courses

• Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python – The MIT course that MY470 is very closely based on

• Composing Programs - The online textbook to UC Berkeley's Intro to Programming course.

• Python Data Science Handbook - A whole textbook available for free as a collection of Jupyter Notebooks.

Algorithms

• IDEA – An ongoing series of nonverbal algorithm assembly instructions
• VISUALGO – Visualising data structures and algorithms through animation

Advanced optimization

• Performance tips – Performance tips from the Python wiki

Packages

NumPy

• NumPy quickstart tutorial
• NumPy tutorial on DataCamp
• NumPy API

Pandas

• First Pandas tutorial
• More advanced Pandas tutorial
• Pandas cheatsheet
• Pandas API

Statsmodels

• Statsmodels examples
• Statsmodels documentation

Networkx

• NetworkX tutorial
• NetworkX examples
• NetworkX reference

Scikit

• Scikit-learn tutorials
• Scikit-learn examples
• Scikit-learn API

Matplotlib

• Scipy lecture notes
• Matplotlib gallery
• Pyplot API
• Axes API