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# 8 Fundamentals of Python Programming I

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This week we start learning about Python, another major language for data analysis. In the first lecture we will look at core Python object types, operators, methods and functions. Some of Python fundamentals will be compared and contrasted to their counterparts in R.

## Required Readings

- Guttag Chs 2: Introduction to Python, 5: Structured Types and Mutability;

## Additional Readings

- Guttag Ch 3: Some Simple Numerical Programs.

## Tutorial

- Python object types and casting;
- Application of methods and functions.