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())

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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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