External Course
An introduction to Python for R Users
Describes helpful resources, installing Python, VS Code, and Jupyter notebooks, libraries, data frames, lists, dictionaries, column/row indexing, methods, extracting columns, series, adding columns to a data frame, filtering, and grouping.
- Date created
- May 21, 2026
- Specialty level
- Foundational
- Training category
- External Course
- Provider
- Rebecca Barter
- Timeline
- Self-paced (larger blog post, just follow-along)
- Cost
- Free
Course intelligence
Expected end-productTraining Resource
Intended goalsFollow-along tutorial to show comparisons between Python and R for R users.
PrerequisitesSome knowledge of R or Python, general interest in coding
Recommended whenIf you're trying to learn Python but are already an R user, and want a clear way to show the differences in methods.
ApplicabilityAnything involving data analysis in Python or R
Certification examNo exam listed