How to Get Started With Python in Google Colab [Video]

Explore Data in Your Browser Using Google Colab and Python

Are you a digital marketer or analyst looking for a quick and flexible method for extracting, cleaning, and analyzing data?

Google’s Colaboratory platform (or Colab, as we data nerds call it,) is a free data analysis tool. It allows you to upload your files or connect to datasets through APIs or online datasets like the ones on Kaggle. You can then perform data analysis using the Python programming language.

If you’re not familiar with Colab, you’re in the right place! In this tutorial, we’ll review the basics of setting up a Colab project, loading a dataset, conducting light analysis, and more.

Table of Contents

• How to Connect Colab to Your Google Drive
• Setting Up Your Data Project
  • Common Libraries for Data Analysis to Include in Your Project
  • Installing Libraries for Data Analysis
• Importing Data into Google Colab
  • Importing a CSV or Excel File into Colab
  • Connecting Colab to Google Sheets
• Staying …