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AI Python for Beginners
Module 3: Working with
Your Own Data and
Documents in Python
AI Python for Beginners
Lesson 1: Using Files in
Python
Loading .txt files and reading
their contents
Opens the .txt file in reading mode ("r") and assigns it
to the variable f
f = open("email.txt", "r")
Reads the all of the text inside the file in f and stores
it in a string variable email
email = f.read()
Closes the file stored in f
f.close()
AI Python for Beginners
Lesson 2: Loading and
Using your Own Data
Your data
Documents
To do lists
Emails
Spreadsheets
Folder structure
Lesson_0 Lesson_1
Lesson_2
Developers tend to use the word directory rather than folder
Folder structure
Lesson_2.ipynb
helper_functions.py
email.txt
recipe.txt
Folder structure
Lesson_2.ipynb
Jupyter notebooks
are files with .ipynb
helper_functions.py extension
email.txt
Python files have .py
recipe.txt extension
The folder in which Python looks for files is called the current
working directory
AI Python for Beginners
Lesson 3: Reading Journals
from
Food Critics
Text data
Emails, journal entries, social media posts, and other
text can vary significantly in style and formatting.
Food critic journal entry
My first destination was
The Test Kitchen, a restaurant that has
earned its place among the world's
best. Situated in the trendy Woodstock
area, this dining spot is celebrated for
its innovative dishes. I was particularly
taken by their signature dish, the
"Pickled Fish Tacos." Useful information
within the text:
• Restaurant
name
• Name of dish
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Lesson 4: Extracting Restaurant
Information from
Journal Entries
Extracting information from
text
Food critic journal entry
My first destination was
The Test Kitchen, a restaurant that has Useful
earned its place among the world's information
best. Situated in the trendy Woodstock within the text:
area, this dining spot is celebrated for • Restaurant
its innovative dishes. I was particularly name
taken by their signature dish, the • Name of dish
"Pickled Fish Tacos."
Get the important
information
Restaurant Dish
The Test Kitchen Pickled Fish Tacos
Saving files
Opens the file in writing mode ("w") and assigns it
to the variable f
f = open("highlighted_text.html", "w")
Stores the value of the variable html_response in the
file
f.write(html_response)
Closes the file stored in f
f.close()
AI Python for Beginners
Lesson 5: Vacation
Planning
Using CSV Files
CSV files
Used to store data that looks like tables
Arrival Departure City Country
July-01 July-08 New York USA
July-09 July-16 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
July-17 July-24 Cape Town South Africa
July-25 August-01 Istanbul Turkey
August-02 August-09 Paris France
August-10 August-17 Tokyo Japan
August-18 August-25 Sydney Australia
Rows are different lines, and columns are separated by
commas
Arrival,Departure,City,Country
July-01,July-08,New York,USA
July-09,July-16,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
July-17,July-24,Cape Town,South Africa
July-25,August-01,Istanbul,Turkey
August-02,August-09,Paris,France
August-10,August-17,Tokyo,Japan
August-18,August-25,Sydney,Australia
Using CSV files in Python
Opens the file in reading
mode
f = open("itinerary.csv", "r")
csv_reader = csv.DictReader(f) Reads the file
itinerary = [] contents and
for row in csv_reader: assigns them to a
itinerary.append(row) variable
f.close()
Closes the file
Using CSV files in Python
f = open("itinerary.csv", mode='r')
csv_reader = csv.DictReader(f)
itinerary = []
for row in csv_reader:
itinerary.append(row)
f.close()
Using CSV files in Python
Tells Python the file is a csv so
that it reads it using dictionaries
f for
= each
open("itinerary.csv",
row mode='r')
csv_reader = csv.DictReader(f)
itinerary = [] Creates an empty list to store the data
for row in csv_reader:
itinerary.append(row)
Iterates
f.close()over each row in the csv file and
appends its contents to the empty list
AI Python for Beginners
Lesson 6: Turning Code
Blocks into Reusable
Functions
What is a function?
A reusable set of commands to perform a
specific task
Parts of a function
Definition Function
Parentheses Parameters
statement name
def print_journal(file): Colon
Block of f = open(file, "r")
commands
journal = f.read()
Indented
f.close()
print(journal)
Returning
Definition Function
Parentheses Parameters
statement name
def read_journal(file): Colon
Block of f = open(file, "r")
commands
journal = f.read()
Indented
f.close()
return journal
Return Value to return
statement
Without functions
vs with function
fahrenheit = 72 def fahrenheit_to_celsius(fahrenheit):
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9 celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9
print(f"Equivalent to {celsius}°C") print(f"Equivalent to {celsius}°C")
fahrenheit = 68 fahrenheit_to_celsius(72)
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9 fahrenheit_to_celsius(68)
print(f"Equivalent to {celsius}°C") fahrenheit_to_celsius(76)
fahrenheit_to_celsius(71)
fahrenheit = 76
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9 Functions let you avoid writing
print(f"Equivalent to {celsius}°C") blocks of commands
repeatedly. It also makes your
fahrenheit = 71 programs easier to read
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9
print(f"Equivalent to {celsius}°C") and understand.
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Lesson 7: Detailed
Itineraries for Multiple
Cities
