AI Basics with AK

Season 02 - Introduction to Python Programming

Arun Koundinya Parasa

Episode 01

Why Python ?

Agenda

• Growth of Python
• Advantages of Python
• Use Cases and Popular Libraries
• Simple Hello World Program
• Other Examples
• Resources to learn Python
• Tools we use

Growth of Python

• Fastest Growing Programming Langauge
• Became the official teaching language in major universities

Link

Advantages of Python

• Most popular tool in data science
• Good general purpose high-level language program.
• Objected Oriented Programming.
• It is Free!!!!
• Community and Documentation.

Use Cases and Popular Libraries

Use Cases

• Web Development
• Data Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Automation & Scripting
• Cloud Computing

Popular Libraries

• Pandas
• Numpy
• Scikit-learn
• Spacy / NLTK
• Tensorflow
• Boto3

Simple ‘Hello World’ Program

print("Hello, World!")

Hello, World!

def hello_world():
    print("Hello, World!")

# Call the function
hello_world()

Hello, World!

Simple Operators

100+100

200

x = 9 * 9
print(x)

81

x = 300 - x
print(x)

219

Other Example

for countdown in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, "0":
    print(countdown)

5
4
3
2
1
0

for countdown in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, "0":
  if countdown == "0":
    print("Got You")

Got You

Resources to learn Python

• Python for Data Analysis, 2nd Edition
• Introducing Python, 2nd Edition
• Practice ,Google, Stackover flow, ChatGpt
• Medium

Tools to Use - Live Demo

• VS Code
  • A lightweight and versatile code editor that supports seamless integration with multiple tools, enhancing your development workflow.
• Google Colab
  • Operates in the cloud, eliminating the need for physical installations on laptops or computers. Additionally, it provides the flexibility to work on projects even from tablets, offering a convenient and accessible platform.

Thank You

Lets see the tools!