Mastering Python Data Analysis

Imports

There are some modules that we will need to load at the start of every project. Assuming that you are running a Jupyter Notebook, the required imports are as follows:

%matplotlib inline
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

Enter all the preceding commands in a single notebook cell and press Shift + Enter to run the whole cell. A new cell will be created when there is none after the one you are running; however, if you want to create one yourself, the menu or keyboard shortcut Ctrl +M+A/B is handy (A for above, B for below the current cell). In Appendix, More on Jupyter Notebook and matplotlib Styles, we cover some of the keyboard shortcuts available and installable extensions (that is, plugins) for Jupyter ...