Project overview
In this project, you’ll assume the role of a Jupyter Notebook beginner aiming to learn the essentials for real-world data projects. You’ll practice running code cells, documenting your work with Markdown text, navigating Jupyter using keyboard shortcuts, mitigating hidden state issues, and installing Jupyter locally.
By the end of the project, you’ll be able to comfortably utilize Jupyter Notebook to work on data projects and share compelling, well-documented notebooks with others.
Objective: Learn the essential Jupyter Notebook skills for working on real-world data projects and sharing well-documented results.
Key skill required
To complete this project, it's recommended to build these foundational skills in Python
- Working with Python variables and data types
- Manipulating Python lists and dictionaries
- Writing Python functions
- Running Python code interactively
Projects steps
Step 1: Jupyter Notebook
Step 2: Running Code
Step 3: Running Code Using the Keyboard
Step 4: Keyboard Shortcuts
Step 5: State
Step 6: Hidden State
Step 7: Text and Markdown Cells
Step 8: Installing Jupyter Locally
Step 9: Opening and Closing a Notebook File
Step 10: Absolute and Relative Paths
Step 11: Next steps
Step 12: Takeaways
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