Dates and times in Python
- Open to
- Government analysts
- Training category
- Analytical, Data science
- Type of training
- Online
- Length
- 4 hours
- Organiser
- Data Science Campus Faculty
- Provider
- Data Science Campus Faculty
- Location
- Online
Every data analyst will need to deal with dates and times at some point in their work. This course provides an introduction on how to deal with this kind of data. This subject is not covered in the ‘Introduction to Python’ course.
Who this course is for
To enrol on this course you will need to have some basic knowledge of Python, or have completed the Introduction to Python course.
Learning outcomes
On this course you will learn:
- how to create date-time classes and data structures
- how dates and time are stored
- how to convert date-time information in character format
- how to convert a date-time column to different date-time classes
- how to extract parts of a date-time
- about date-time operations – this will include addition, subtractions, rounding dates and creating a sequence of dates
How to book
Please use your Learning Hub account to access the course online. If you do not have a Learning Hub account, please contact Data.Science.Campus.Faculty@ons.gov.uk.
Contact
If you would like more information about this course, please email Data.Science.Campus.Faculty@ons.gov.uk.