Beginner: How to start Data Science with Microsoft Fabric?

[Arpitasolnki]

Hello, I am a student from India learning Python and interested in data science and cloud. I am new to Microsoft Fabric and want guidance on how to start learning data science with Fabric. Please suggest beginner‑friendly videos, documentation, and small project ideas. Thank you.

[v-aatheeque]

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[v-aatheeque]

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[AntoineW]

Hello @Arpitasolnki,

Nice idea to skill up yourself ! 

As a student already familiar with Python, you are in an excellent position to learn Microsoft Fabric. The "Data Science" experience in Fabric is essentially a managed, serverless Jupyter Notebook environment running on Apache Spark, but with deep integration into the rest of the Microsoft data estate.

Since you are a student, your biggest challenge will be access. Fabric is an enterprise product. First Step: Sign up for the Microsoft Fabric Free Trial (gives you 60 days of F64 capacity). You usually need a work / school email to sign up.

Here is a structured path to take you from "Python user" to "Fabric Data Scientist".

1. The Core Concepts (The "What")

Don't try to learn everything. For Data Science, focus on these three components:

• Lakehouse: This is where you store data (CSV, Parquet, Images). Think of it as your hard drive in the cloud.

• Notebooks: This is your IDE. It looks just like Jupyter, but it runs on a distributed Spark cluster. You can write standard Python (Pandas) or PySpark.

• Data Wrangler: A tool built into Fabric notebooks that lets you clean data with a UI (like Excel) and automatically generates the Python code for you. This is a game-changer for beginners.

2. Recommended Learning Resources

Microsoft has a specific "Career Path" for this.

• Search for: "Microsoft Learn: Get started with data science in Microsoft Fabric".

YouTube & Video Tutorials

• Microsoft Mechanics: Look for their deep dives on "Synapse Data Science".

• Guy in a Cube: They are the gold standard for Power BI/Fabric updates.

I selected this video because it focuses specifically on Data Wrangler, which is the most beginner-friendly tool in Fabric for a Python user to immediately start cleaning data and seeing value without needing complex Spark knowledge : Getting started with Python using Data Wrangler in Microsoft Fabric

Hope it can help you ! 

Best regards,

Antoine

[Mauro89]

Hi @Arpitasolnki,

in addition to the other good tips here I can suggest the tutorial from the MS docs:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-science/tutorial-data-science-introduction

Best regards!

[Sahir_Maharaj]

Hello @Arpitasolnki,

I'd recommend that the easiest way to start is to explore Microsoft Learn and complete the Fabric Data Science learning path... it’s super beginner-friendly and gives you a great foundation.

Then I’d suggest to watch Guy in a Cube’s Fabric beginner videos - plus the official Fabric YouTube playlist because they explain things in a simple, real-world way.

For practice, I find that it's usually great to start small with Kaggle datasets.

• IPL: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/patrickb1912/ipl-complete-dataset-20082020
• Student Scores: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mexwell/student-scores

And if you'd like further guidance, I’m a data scientist myself and would be glad to have a quick call (FREE!) to guide you according to your career roadmap.

Hope this helps! 🙂

[lbendlin]

Your question is too generic. Best if you have an actual business problem to solve.