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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the deep dive, where we take your chosen

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<v Speaker 1>sources and well distill them down to the essential insights. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Think of us as your shirt cut to understanding what

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<v Speaker 1>really matters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, cutting through the noise.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we're plunging into the world of Python data visualization,

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<v Speaker 1>guided by Ashwun Pajankar's book Practical Python Data Visualization, specifically for.

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<v Speaker 2>You, the learner, exactly, the learner, someone looking for that

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<v Speaker 2>efficient path to knowledge, those aha moments without getting you know,

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<v Speaker 2>bogged down. So our mission today is to explore pajon

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<v Speaker 2>Car's book, focusing on how it gets you from zero

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<v Speaker 2>to visualizing data effectively in Python. Okay, we'll be highlighting

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<v Speaker 2>the key concepts and practical steps from those initial chapters.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so where does pajon Car start. It's got to

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<v Speaker 1>be the foundation Python itself, right, yep? Chapter one. Now

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<v Speaker 1>Python's been around for a while, hasn't it. The book

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<v Speaker 1>mentions Guido van Rossum created it building on an older

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<v Speaker 1>language called ABC. That's right, first version way back in

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<v Speaker 1>ninety one. And it's interesting they even retired Python too

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<v Speaker 1>fairly recently. Shows it's still evolving.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, constantly. And what's fascinating about that evolution are the

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<v Speaker 2>Python Enhancement Proposals or PEPs PEPs okay. I think of

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<v Speaker 2>these as community driven proposals for how Python should grow

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<v Speaker 2>and improve. Pajankar highlights PK twenty The Zen of Python.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, The Zen of Python. I love that. It's almost

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<v Speaker 1>like a philosophy for coders. It really is principles like

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful is better than ugly and readability counts. You might think, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>how does that relate to making charts, But it really does,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't it clear, Well written code just makes the whole

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<v Speaker 1>visualization process.

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<v Speaker 2>Smoother, absolutely easier to understand later easier to fix. These

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<v Speaker 2>principles are fundamental to why Python is so well user

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<v Speaker 2>friendly and why it's become such a go to language

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<v Speaker 2>across so many fields. The book touches on this diversity,

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<v Speaker 2>web development, gui's scientific, computing.

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<v Speaker 1>Even system administration.

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<v Speaker 2>Right includes a link to Python success stories, which really

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<v Speaker 2>illustrates just how widely it's used to solve real world problems.

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<v Speaker 1>So you could be visualizing I don't know, financial.

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<v Speaker 2>Trends or or mapping information spread It's incredibly versatile.

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<v Speaker 1>Now for actually getting Python onto your computer, the book

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<v Speaker 1>walks through installation for different systems. For Windows, it involves

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<v Speaker 1>downloading from python dot org. And this is important, making

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<v Speaker 1>sure you add Python to your path. Ah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, the path variable crucial.

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<v Speaker 1>It basically tells your computer where to find pythons so

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<v Speaker 1>you can run it from the command line. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>verify it with Python dash V and PIP three dash v.

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<v Speaker 1>That PIP three is your package installer, right, we'll need that.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely for installing all the visualization libraries later. And for

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<v Speaker 2>Linux users like Ubuntu, Pujankar notes Python three and PIP

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<v Speaker 2>three are often already installed.

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<v Speaker 1>Convenient.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just check with Python three dash V and PIP

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<v Speaker 2>three dash V. Knowing you have those tools ready is

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<v Speaker 2>step one.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, tools ready. Then Pagencar introduces Python's different modes. There's

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<v Speaker 1>interactive mode.

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<v Speaker 2>Where you type code get instant results good for quick tests.

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<v Speaker 1>And script mode where you save your code and dot

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<v Speaker 1>wi files to run later more for actual programs exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>He also mentions IDL, which comes with Python.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, the Integrated Development and Learning Environment.

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<v Speaker 2>A simple editor to start writing and running. Python works

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<v Speaker 2>on Windows and Linux, and he shows.

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<v Speaker 1>That classic Hello World example. In both modes. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>It does that solid Python foundation, then leads us straight

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<v Speaker 2>into chapter two and Jupiter Notebook.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah, Jupiter, okay, so way Jupiter. What's the advantage over

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<v Speaker 1>just the basic interactive mode.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if you've ever been frustrated running code line by

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<v Speaker 2>or you want to save your results with the code,

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<v Speaker 1>Changer, right. It fixes those issues.

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<v Speaker 2>The gen car describes it as a server program. You

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<v Speaker 2>run it and it lets you create these interactive notebooks

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<v Speaker 2>right in your web browser. Okay, in the browser interesting

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<v Speaker 2>hugely popular in research and data science because you can

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like a dynamic report where the analysis and

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<v Speaker 2>Precisely. Setting it up is pretty straightforward. PIP three Install.

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<v Speaker 2>Make sure only you access your notebooks. Nothing to worry

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<v Speaker 2>about usually gotcha.

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<v Speaker 1>He gives a quick tour of the interface too.

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<v Speaker 2>He does the files tab for navigating, running tab to

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<v Speaker 2>see active notebooks, clusters for more advanced stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But the core is creating a new Python three notebook.

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<v Speaker 2>Right and inside that you have these things.

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<v Speaker 2>Things out, definitely, And Pajankar points out the different types

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<v Speaker 2>code cells for your Python and markdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Cell arcdown for formatting text.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly, for adding headings, notes, lists, making your notebook readable.

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<v Speaker 2>He shows a quick example, and these notebooks save as

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<v Speaker 2>ipomanbi files.

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<v Speaker 1>Dot ipmb okay keeps everything for.

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<v Speaker 2>A project together exactly, code, output, notes all in one place.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we have Python setup, we have this interactive

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<v Speaker 1>Jupiter environment. Chapter three must be where the visualization starts, right.

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<v Speaker 2>It is first taste of visualization with a library called Leather.

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<v Speaker 1>Leather never heard of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Pajancar introduces it as a really user friendly way to

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<v Speaker 1>How do you get it?

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<v Speaker 2>You guessed it? PIP three install Leather huh? Okay, and

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<v Speaker 2>what's neat here is. Pajankar shows you can run operating

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<v Speaker 2>system commands directly from inside Jupiter using an exclamation mark

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<v Speaker 2>before the command. So you could do dot PIP three,

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<v Speaker 2>install leather, write in a cell or dull less to

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<v Speaker 2>list files. Pretty handy.

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<v Speaker 1>That is handy, let's jump around. He also mentions indentation right,

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<v Speaker 2>He highlights it specifically. Unlike languages using curly braces, Python

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not just for looks. It actually tells Python

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<v Speaker 1>Good warning. Okay. So plotting with letter how does that work?

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<v Speaker 2>Then you create a chart object. Then you add things

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<v Speaker 2>to it like dots using chart dot ad dots makes sense. Finally,

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<v Speaker 2>to SVG. It outputs a scalable mector graphic file SVG.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so it's a pretty direct path. Uh, data chart

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<v Speaker 2>He also shows tweaking the look, dot color size, and

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<v Speaker 2>plotting multiple sets of data on one chart.

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<v Speaker 1>Does leather handle colors automatically for multiple sets?

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<v Speaker 1>Nice. What else can leather do besides dots?

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<v Speaker 2>Pajunkar introduces lines with adline bar charts with AD bars

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<v Speaker 2>good for text categories, and column charts with AD columns.

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<v Speaker 1>So the basic chart types.

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<v Speaker 2>The fundamentals, Yeah, and shows simple ways to customize those two.

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<v Speaker 1>What about axes and scales as leather handled that it does?

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<v Speaker 2>He explains, it automatically figures out the right scale ordinal

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<v Speaker 2>for text, linear for numbers, temporal for dates, but you

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, any other styling.

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<v Speaker 2>The chapter wraps up touching on styling options, setting specific

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<v Speaker 2>tick values on axes, changing the overall look with themes

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<v Speaker 2>via leather dot theme themes okay, and even a cool

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<v Speaker 2>example of making data point colors change based on their

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<v Speaker 2>position using a custom function, a little touch of dynamic viz.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Okay, So leather seems like a good starting point

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<v Speaker 2>That's the takeaway. Great entry point. But as Pajenkra points out,

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<v Speaker 2>for more complex, highly customized charts, you'll need the broader

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<v Speaker 2>scientific Python ecosystem.

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<v Speaker 1>Which brings us it chapter four the Powerhouse chapter exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter four introduces the SCIPI ecosystem. It's this collection of

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so what's in this ecosystem.

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<v Speaker 2>Pajenkra lists the core players, Python itself obviously, numb PI

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<v Speaker 2>for numerical computing NUMBPI.

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<v Speaker 2>and matt plotlib for more advanced plotting matte plotlib.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so that's the step up from Letter definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>He also mentions other key libraries pandas for data analysis.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Quite the ecosystem, and.

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<v Speaker 2>He reminds us Jupiter notebook is often the interactive environment

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<v Speaker 1>Makes sense, So the chapter dies into numb PI.

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<v Speaker 2>It focuses on numb PI and its core data structure.

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<v Speaker 1>Type, ah, same type. Why is that important?

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<v Speaker 2>standard Python lists.

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<v Speaker 1>Got it? How do you make one?

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<v Speaker 2>He shows creating them from Python lists using np dot array.

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<v Speaker 1>Myra's eer for the first, myra one for the last.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly, and he points out, try to access something that

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<v Speaker 1>Good to know. What about more dimensions like tables?

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<v Speaker 2>or tables, and even three d arrays. Shows how indexing

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<v Speaker 1>Columns, slicing and dicing the data.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty much. That ability to sele elect and manipulate parts

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<v Speaker 1>What else about injuries properties.

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<v Speaker 2>Briefly runs through useful properties indem for number of dimensions,

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<v Speaker 1>Dimension like rows and columns in two D, right.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it. Chapter five data visualization with numb Pi

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<v Speaker 1>So really fine grain control over how the axes look exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt plotlib gives you that power building on NUMPI data.

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<v Speaker 1>So looking back at these initial chapters of practical Python

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<v Speaker 2>We really have, from just getting Python running, setting up

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<v Speaker 2>that interactive Jupiter environment, yeah, to a first taste of

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<v Speaker 2>numbpi for the numbers and matt plotlib for them the pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, and it's quite striking how even these early chapters

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<v Speaker 2>Going from raw numbers to creating and customizing fundamental charts.

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<v Speaker 1>It really makes you think, doesn't it. How could this ability,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Consider the data you see regularly, could using PLT

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<v Speaker 2>dot plot or even simple leather charts reveal patterns or

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely food for thought, and as pajunker shows, there are

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<v Speaker 1>plot lib documentation.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned, there's a whole universe of more advanced techniques,

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<v Speaker 2>different libraries, specialized charts out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps in future deep dives we could explore some of

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be interesting. The possibility to these with Python visualization

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<v Speaker 2>are well pretty exciting.