Data Bootcamp sandbox

This IPython notebook was created for the NYU Stern course Data Bootcamp.

Import packages



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import sys                             # system module 
import pandas as pd                    # data package
import matplotlib as mpl               # graphics package
import datetime as dt                  # date and time module

# check versions (overkill, but why not?)
print('Python version:', sys.version)
print('Pandas version: ', pd.__version__)
print('Matplotlib version: ', mpl.__version__)
print('Today: ', dt.date.today())









    



Python version: 3.5.0 |Anaconda 2.4.0 (64-bit)| (default, Oct 20 2015, 07:26:33) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)]
Pandas version:  0.17.0
Matplotlib version:  1.4.3
Today:  2016-01-07



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pd.options.display.mpl_style = 'default'



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# This is an IPython command:  it puts plots here in the notebook, rather than a separate window.
%matplotlib inline



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