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Python for Accountants II

Name: Python for Accountants II
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Overview

The second installment in a Python-for-accountants series, aimed squarely at accounting and finance professionals with zero programming background, not the IT-centric audience most Python courses target. Everything runs in Google Colab, so there's no local setup or installation to fight with, just a Google account.

Who it's for

Accountants, auditors, and finance professionals who want to build on basic Python knowledge without getting lost in technical jargon or environment setup. It picks up from part one and moves into DataFrames, functions, and control flow.

Key takeaways

Working with DataFrames, described here as "the Excel of Python," to structure and read data
Functions, conditional statements, and loops applied to real accounting-style tasks
Reading CSV files and automating repetitive tasks with loops and conditionals, all inside Colab's cloud notebook

Because it deliberately avoids setup complexity, it's a low-friction way for a non-technical finance professional to build real, applicable Python skills.

About this course

This is part two of the series, Python for Accountants, a beginner level course designed specifically for accounting and business professionals who have no prior knowledge of computer programming.

Python is gaining popularity in the accounting and finance field. Despite professional willingness to learn it, most courses available online are more centric to IT background professionals.

It is an hour short course for accountants, auditors, and other finance professionals to learn python taking small steps at a time. The aim is to avoid technical jargon and setup complexities so the accountants can get straight to learning rather than frustrating installing software and setting up environments.

Practice exercises use Google Colab Notebook, so you don’t need to install anything on your computer. Google Colab is a cloud-based software that allows you to write your code online. All you need is just a google account.

Class notebooks are attached to either download or linked to open in Google Colab directly.

What we cover in this course:

· Introduction to Data Frame (Excel of Python)

· How to Create a Data Frame and few methods

·Introduction to the DRY concept and Control Flow

.Functions

.Conditional Statements

.Loops

After completing this course

1. You will have an understanding of more complex concepts of python and programming in general.

2. How to create data frames and read CSV Files

3. How to automate tasks with loops and conditional statements

See you in Class!

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I want to credit the following resources in making this course.

Music:

Track: We Were Young — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]

Music provided by Audio Library Plus

Available at YouTube

Videos and Images:

Pixabay

Pexels

Videezy

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