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Where do I start with Python?

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The goal

We have to start somewhere. Why not with an overview?

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Python​

Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.

• There is an offical Python Tutorial
• YouTube: Socratica Channel Python Programming Tutorials​

VS code

You need an editor for writing Python code. We suggest to use VS code as an editor. It supports many operations systems.

Code editing. Redefined. Free. Built on open source. Runs everywhere.

• Getting Started with Python in VS Code

Numpy

What is NumPy?​

NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including mathematical, logical, shape manipulation, sorting, selecting, I/O, discrete Fourier transforms, basic linear algebra, basic statistical operations, random simulation and much more.

• NumPy quickstart​
• NumPy: the absolute basics for beginners​
• NumPy fundamentals​
• NumPy for MATLAB users (if you are a Matlab user)

Matplotlib

Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python.

• Pyplot tutorial

Pandas

pandas is a fast, powerful, flexible and easy to use open source data analysis and manipulation tool, built on top of the Python programming language.

• 10 minutes to pandas

SciPy

Fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

• SciPy User Guide

scikit-learn

Simple and efficient tools for predictive data analysis

• Getting Started
• User Guide

PyTorch

An open source machine learning framework that accelerates the path from research prototyping to production deployment.

• PyTorch Tutorials

TensorFlow

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. It has a comprehensive, flexible ecosystem of tools, libraries and community resources that lets researchers push the state-of-the-art in ML and developers easily build and deploy ML powered applications.​

• Tutorials

OpenCV

Open Source Computer Vision

• OpenCV-Python Tutorials