I'm just getting started in the coding world and I'm currently working in finance. I've heard that Python is a great programming language for finance, and I'm eager to learn it from the ground up. Can anyone suggest some affordable tutorials that cater specifically to learning Python with a finance focus? I have a tight budget, so cost-effective options would be ideal.
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Check out automatingtheboringstuff.com. It’s a fantastic starting point for learning Python. Once you're comfortable, dive into pandas or polars for data manipulation, and then try streamlit for creating dashboards. You’ll also want to pick a data visualization library like Altair, Plotly, or matplotlib. If you need to work with databases later on, consider learning SQL or SQLAlchemy too!
Thanks a lot!
You might want to look into the book "Python for Finance." It's a great resource that could help you get up to speed with the language in a financial context.
I’ll check it out, thanks!
In your profile, it says you're studying to be a CA. Just a heads-up, in India, many firms prefer tools like Power Query and SQL over Python for accounting roles.