How is Python Used for Data Science?

What can Python be used for besides data science? 

Python is an excellent first programming language for beginners because its simple syntax allows you to quickly hit the ground running. Python is flexible in that you can use it to do just about anything. It's also forgiving! Python will try to interpret what you mean. Let's say we wanted to add together two words like school and house. In our minds, we would link these two words by using the plus symbol (school + house) which is exactly how you would do it using Python! Python is also one of those languages that leaves plenty of room for growth and ways to improve your code. 

Here are some key places where you may see Python:

• Web Development – Developers, engineers, and data scientists use Python for web scraping or creating a mock-up an app.

• Automating Reports – Analysts or product managers who need to make the same Excel report every single week can use Python to help create reports and save time. 
• Finance and Business – Used for reporting, predictive models, and academic research. 

• Simulations – As a postdoctoral fellow at Ohio State University, used Python to create simulations to study various different behaviors with a computer.

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