Introduction
Welcome to the Pandas Basics Lab! In this lab, we will explore some fundamental aspects of the Pandas library: DataFrame memory usage, handling if/truth statements, using User Defined Function (UDF) methods, dealing with NA values, differences with NumPy, and thread-safety considerations.
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Skills Graph
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flowchart RL
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/BasicConceptsGroup(["`Basic Concepts`"])
pandas(("`Pandas`")) -.-> pandas/DataSelectionGroup(["`Data Selection`"])
pandas(("`Pandas`")) -.-> pandas/DataManipulationGroup(["`Data Manipulation`"])
pandas(("`Pandas`")) -.-> pandas/DataCleaningGroup(["`Data Cleaning`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/ControlFlowGroup(["`Control Flow`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/DataStructuresGroup(["`Data Structures`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/FunctionsGroup(["`Functions`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/ModulesandPackagesGroup(["`Modules and Packages`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/PythonStandardLibraryGroup(["`Python Standard Library`"])
python(("`Python`")) -.-> python/DataScienceandMachineLearningGroup(["`Data Science and Machine Learning`"])
python/BasicConceptsGroup -.-> python/comments("`Comments`")
pandas/DataSelectionGroup -.-> pandas/select_columns("`Select Columns`")
pandas/DataSelectionGroup -.-> pandas/conditional_selection("`Conditional Selection`")
pandas/DataManipulationGroup -.-> pandas/change_data_types("`Changing Data Types`")
pandas/DataCleaningGroup -.-> pandas/data_mapping("`Data Mapping`")
python/BasicConceptsGroup -.-> python/variables_data_types("`Variables and Data Types`")
python/BasicConceptsGroup -.-> python/booleans("`Booleans`")
python/ControlFlowGroup -.-> python/conditional_statements("`Conditional Statements`")
python/ControlFlowGroup -.-> python/for_loops("`For Loops`")
python/DataStructuresGroup -.-> python/lists("`Lists`")
python/DataStructuresGroup -.-> python/tuples("`Tuples`")
python/DataStructuresGroup -.-> python/dictionaries("`Dictionaries`")
python/FunctionsGroup -.-> python/function_definition("`Function Definition`")
python/ModulesandPackagesGroup -.-> python/importing_modules("`Importing Modules`")
python/ModulesandPackagesGroup -.-> python/standard_libraries("`Common Standard Libraries`")
python/PythonStandardLibraryGroup -.-> python/math_random("`Math and Random`")
python/PythonStandardLibraryGroup -.-> python/data_collections("`Data Collections`")
python/DataScienceandMachineLearningGroup -.-> python/numerical_computing("`Numerical Computing`")
python/DataScienceandMachineLearningGroup -.-> python/data_analysis("`Data Analysis`")
python/FunctionsGroup -.-> python/build_in_functions("`Build-in Functions`")
subgraph Lab Skills
python/comments -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
pandas/select_columns -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
pandas/conditional_selection -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
pandas/change_data_types -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
pandas/data_mapping -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/variables_data_types -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/booleans -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/conditional_statements -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/for_loops -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/lists -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/tuples -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/dictionaries -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/function_definition -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/importing_modules -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/standard_libraries -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/math_random -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/data_collections -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/numerical_computing -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/data_analysis -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
python/build_in_functions -.-> lab-65446{{"`Pandas Basics: DataFrame Memory and Operations`"}}
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