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Python Variables & Data Types Explained | Data Analytics #1

Welcome to the first video in a full 30-part series taking you from zero to a job-ready data analyst, entirely in Python. This video covers the absolute…

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Data Analytics Zero to Hero, Video 1: Variables, Data Types, and Operators#

Welcome to the first video in a full 30-part series taking you from zero to a job-ready data analyst, entirely in Python.
This video covers the absolute foundation: variables, the core data types, and the operators you'll use in every single video that follows.
No prior programming experience needed. Let's jump straight in.

Before You Start#

Install Python 3 from python.org (on Windows, check 'Add python.exe to PATH'), then install VS Code from code.visualstudio.com with its Python and Jupyter extensions.
Open the Command Palette (Control/Command plus Shift plus P), run 'Create: New Jupyter Notebook', and select your Python interpreter as the kernel.

Part 1: Variables#

age = 28
print(age)

age = 29
print(age)

Naming Rules#

first_name = 'Ada'
last_name = 'Lovelace'
print(first_name, last_name)

Ada Lovelace

Part 2: Core Data Types#

whole_number = 42
decimal_number = 3.14
text = 'Data Analytics'
is_active = True
print(type(whole_number))
print(type(decimal_number))
print(type(text))
print(type(is_active))

<class 'int'>
<class 'float'>
<class 'str'>
<class 'bool'>

Converting Between Types#

price_text = '19.99'
price_number = float(price_text)
print(price_number)
print(price_number * 2)
print(str(price_number) + ' dollars')

19.99
39.98
19.99 dollars

age_text = str(29)
print(age_text, type(age_text))

29 <class 'str'>

Part 3: Arithmetic Operators#

a = 17
b = 5
print(a + b)
print(a - b)
print(a * b)
print(a / b)

print(a // b)
print(a % b)
print(a ** 2)

3
2
289

Part 4: Comparison and Logical Operators#

x = 10
y = 20
print(x == y)
print(x != y)
print(x < y)
print(x >= 10)

False
True
True
True

has_ticket = True
has_id = False
print(has_ticket and has_id)
print(has_ticket or has_id)
print(not has_id)

False
True
True

Part 5: Formatting Output with f-strings#

name = 'Priya'
score = 87.456
print(f'{name} scored {score} points')
print(f'{name} scored {score:.1f} points')

Priya scored 87.456 points
Priya scored 87.5 points

revenue = 48213.7
print(f'Total revenue: ${revenue:,.2f}')

Total revenue: $48,213.70

Wrap-Up: What You Learned#

Variables: creating them, reassigning them, and Python's snake_case naming convention.
The four core data types: int, float, str, and bool, plus converting between them.
Arithmetic operators, including floor division and modulo.
Comparison operators, which always return a bool, and the and/or/not logical operators.
f-strings for embedding variables in text, with precise number formatting.
Everything here is the vocabulary the rest of this 30-video series is written in. Subscribe so video two, on control flow, lands in your feed next see you there.

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