Learning Data Mining with Python

Getting Started with Data Mining
The Python organization also maintains a list of two online tutorials for those
new to Python:
• For nonprogrammers who want to learn programming through the
Python language: https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/
NonProgrammers
• For programmers who already know how to program, but need to learn
Python specifically: https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/
Programmers
Windows users will need to set an environment variable in order to use
Python from the command line. First, find where Python 3 is installed;
the default location is C:\Python34. Next, enter this command
into the command line (cmd program): set the enviornment to
PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\Python34. Remember to change
the C:\Python34 if Python is installed into a different directory.
Once you have Python running on your system, you should be able to open a
command prompt and run the following code:
$ python3
Python 3.4.0 (default, Apr 11 2014, 13:05:11)
[GCC 4.8.2] on Linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("Hello, world!")
Hello, world!
>>> exit()
Note that we will be using the dollar sign ($) to denote that a command is to be
typed into the terminal (also called a shell or cmd on Windows). You do not need to
type this character (or the space that follows it). Just type in the rest of the line and
press Enter.
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