Pandas
Pandas is how you actually work with real datasets — spreadsheets, CSVs, tables. It is the daily tool of analysts and data scientists.
Learn it
Learn the DataFrame (a table) and Series (a column). Learn to load data (read_csv), inspect it (head, info, describe), filter rows, select columns, and group/aggregate.
By the end you’ll be able to
- Load and inspect tabular data
- Filter, group, and aggregate
Free resources
- Kaggle Learn — Pandas(opens in a new tab)Start here
Interactive: read_csv, indexing, filtering, groupby
Free6 lessons - Corey Schafer — Pandas Tutorials (playlist)(opens in a new tab)
DataFrames, filtering, groupby step by step
Freeplaylist - pandas Docs — 10 Minutes to pandas(opens in a new tab)
Official quick tour of DataFrame basics
Free10 min
Practice
Load a public CSV (e.g. Titanic), filter to one group, and compute an average with groupby.
Build it — your output
A mini analysis notebook: load a real dataset, clean one column, and answer 3 questions about it with code + a sentence each.
Prove it — check yourself
You’re ready to move on when you can honestly say yes to each:
- Can you load a CSV and inspect it?
- Can you filter rows by a condition?
- Can you use groupby to summarize?
Do it with AI
Use a free AI tool as your tutor and pair-programmer. Copy a prompt below into Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini (for building, try Cursor or Copilot).
The habit: Try it yourself first — a little struggle is where the learning actually happens. Then ask for a hint before the answer — never copy blindly.
- Understand itClaude / ChatGPT / Gemini
I'm a beginner learning "Pandas". Explain it in simple terms with a real-world analogy, then ask me ONE question to check my understanding — don't reveal the answer.
- PracticeClaude / ChatGPT / Gemini
Give me 3 short practice problems on "Pandas" (my goal: load and inspect tabular data), from easy to hard. Don't include the solutions yet — I'll try them first, then ask you to check.
- Get unstuckClaude / ChatGPT / Gemini
I'm stuck on this exercise about "Pandas": [paste your attempt here]. Give me ONE small hint to move forward — do NOT give me the full solution.
- Build & reviewCursor / Copilot
Here is my work for a "Pandas" task: [paste your code or answer]. Review it: point out what's wrong and WHY, and suggest improvements — but let me make the fixes myself.
- Prove itClaude / ChatGPT / Gemini
Quiz me on "Pandas". Ask me 5 questions one at a time, wait for my answer each time, then tell me if I'm right and briefly why.