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Starting Data Science journey with Python - What is the next step after lists?
Hello everyone! I am a beginner starting my journey in Data Science. I have recently learned the basics of Python, including lists. Could anyone guide me on what I should learn next in Python for ...
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Advocate IHi Surhan
A lot of good roadmap advice is already covered here. One thing I’d add is to start thinking in terms of small end-to-end data workflows, not just individual Python topics.
For example:
CSV → Fabric Lakehouse → Notebook → Pandas/PySpark cleaning → simple EDA → save curated data → visualize results
That gives you practice with Python, data handling, Fabric notebooks, and basic data engineering at the same time.
Once that feels comfortable, move into scikit-learn, model evaluation, and MLflow rather than jumping straight into advanced AI libraries.