Here Are The Most Useful Built-in Python Functions For Data Science
Last Updated on July 25, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): James Asher
Originally published on Towards AI.
All Functions are equal, but for data science, some are more equal than others
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With each version of Python, they introduce more built-in functions. A few you will rarely use, some you will never use, and some can be made up by combining others. Therefore, I have compiled here all of the functions that I feel you will need on a day-to-day basis.
This only includes Pythons built-in functions. It does not include functions that you may find in Pandas or Numpy.
I’ll cut to the chase and run through them in alphabetical order — and how to use them.
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