Python Project Itinerary

PYTHON for PRIME

Chiemerie NNAMANI 5/22/24 PRIME

This itinerary provides a roadmap for learning Python through data analysis and science
projects, categorized by difficulty level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Beginner (1-10):
1. Data Cleaning and Exploration: Write a script to import a CSV file, clean missing
data, and explore basic statistics like mean, median, and standard deviation. Visualize
the data using histograms and scatter plots. (Libraries: pandas, matplotlib)
2. Text Analysis: Analyze a text file (e.g., news article) to find word frequency, identify
common bigrams (two-word phrases), and remove stop words (common words like
"the" and "a"). (Libraries: collections, nltk)
3. Web Scraping (Basic): Write a script to scrape basic data from a simple website
(without complex logins or dynamic content) and store it in a structured format like a
CSV file. (Library: requests)
4. Building a Simple Calculator: Create a basic calculator program that can perform
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (Libraries: not required)
5. Password Generator: Develop a program that generates secure passwords with a
specified length and complexity (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols). (Library:
random)
6. Analyzing Weather Data: Download weather data from an open source API and
calculate average temperatures, precipitation levels, or analyze trends over time.
(Libraries: requests)
7. Analyzing Movie Ratings: Scrape movie ratings data (e.g., IMDB) and calculate
average ratings, identify top-rated movies by genre, or visualize the distribution of
ratings. (Libraries: requests, pandas)
8. Analyzing Stock Prices: Download historical stock prices and calculate simple
moving averages or plot price changes over time. (Libraries: yfinance)
9. Building a Budget Tracker: Create a program to track your income and expenses,
categorize them, and calculate your monthly or yearly budget. (Libraries: not
required)
10. Exploring Datasets with Jupyter Notebook: Learn the basics of Jupyter Notebook
and use it to explore a public dataset (e.g., Iris flower dataset). Calculate basic
statistics and visualize data using libraries like pandas and matplotlib.
Intermediate (11-20):
11. Data Cleaning and Wrangling (Advanced): Work with a messy dataset containing
missing values, inconsistent formats, or outliers. Implement techniques like
interpolation, data imputation, and outlier detection to clean and prepare the data for
analysis. (Libraries: pandas)
12. Time Series Analysis: Analyze time-series data (e.g., stock prices, sensor readings)
and identify trends, seasonality, or patterns using techniques like moving averages or
autocorrelation. (Libraries: pandas)
13. Web Scraping (Advanced): Scrape data from websites with complex structures,
login forms, or dynamic content. Utilize libraries like Selenium to handle dynamic
elements and navigate through web pages. (Libraries: requests, beautifulsoup4,
selenium)
14. Building a Simple Machine Learning Model: Train a basic machine learning model
(e.g., linear regression, decision tree) on a dataset to predict a target variable. Evaluate
model performance using metrics like accuracy or mean squared error. (Libraries:
scikit-learn)
15. Data Visualization (Advanced): Create interactive data visualizations using libraries
like Plotly or Bokeh. Implement interactive features like zooming, panning, and
tooltips. (Libraries: plotly, bokeh)
16. Building a Web Application (Flask): Develop a simple web application using Flask
to display data visualizations or allow users to interact with your data analysis scripts.
(Library: Flask)
17. Text Classification: Train a machine learning model to classify text documents into
different categories (e.g., spam or not spam, sentiment analysis). Preprocess text data
using techniques like tokenization and stemming. (Libraries: scikit-learn, nltk)
18. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Tasks: Perform basic NLP tasks like named
entity recognition (identifying people, locations, etc.) or sentiment analysis on text
data. Utilize libraries like spaCy or NLTK. (Libraries: spaCy, nltk)
19. Analyzing Social Media Data: Scrape or download social media data (e.g., Twitter)
and analyze sentiment, identify trending topics, or visualize network connections.
(Libraries: Tweepy, networkx)
 20. Building a Recommender System: Develop a basic recommender system that
recommends movies, products, or other items based on user preferences or past
behavior. (Libraries: scikit-learn)
Advanced (21-30):

21. Feature Engineering: Create new features from existing data to improve the
performance of machine learning models. Explore techniques like data
transformation, feature selection, and feature extraction. (Libraries: scikit-learn)
22. Model Tuning and Hyperparameter Optimization: Optimize the performance of a
machine learning model by tuning hyperparameters (e.g., learning rate, number of
trees) using techniques like grid search or randomized search. (Libraries: scikit-learn)
23. Ensemble Learning: Train and evaluate ensemble models like Random Forests or
Gradient Boosting that combine multiple models to improve accuracy and robustness.
(Libraries: scikit-learn)
24. Deep Learning with Neural Networks: Build and train a simple neural network for
tasks like image classification or text generation. Utilize libraries like TensorFlow or
PyTorch. (Libraries: TensorFlow, PyTorch)
25. Data Analysis with Apache Spark: Learn how to use Apache Spark for large-scale
data processing and analysis. Explore techniques like distributed computing and
parallel processing. (Libraries: PySpark)
26. Natural Language Processing (NLP) with Transformers: Implement advanced
NLP tasks like machine translation or question answering using pre-trained
transformer models like BERT or GPT-3. (Libraries: transformers)
27. Computer Vision with OpenCV: Work with image and video data using OpenCV
for tasks like object detection, image manipulation, or facial recognition. (Libraries:
OpenCV)
28. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) with Pandas Profiling: Utilize libraries like
Pandas Profiling to generate comprehensive reports on datasets, including data types,
missing values, correlations, and visualizations. (Libraries: pandas-profiling)
29. Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow: Develop data pipelines with Apache Airflow
to automate data processing tasks, schedule jobs, and monitor workflows. (Libraries:
airflow)
30. Deploying Machine Learning Models: Learn how to deploy machine learning
models as web services using frameworks like Flask or MLflow. Make your models
accessible for real-time predictions. (Libraries: Flask, MLflow)

This itinerary provides a starting point for your Python data science journey. Remember,
consistent practice and exploration are key to mastering these skills. There are many online
resources, tutorials, and datasets available to help you along the way. Don't hesitate to
experiment, try new libraries, and tackle challenging projects to solidify your knowledge and
propel yourself to the next level!