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{title:Title}

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{bf:pythonedu} -- Python beginner's learning program: installation and basics

{title:Syntax}

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{cmd:pythonedu} [{cmd:install} {cmd:basic} {cmd:example} {cmd:all}]

{title:Description}

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{cmd:pythonedu} is an entry-level learning program for Python beginners,
published by Dingyuan Accounting, which follows the academic principle of
{bf:scientific and standardized, humane and good}. In three short lessons
it helps you get to know Python quickly: installing Anaconda, the basic
syntax, and a complete data-analysis example.

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With no options, {cmd:pythonedu} displays all three lessons in turn. Use the
options to review a single lesson at any time.

{title:Options}

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{cmd:install} displays only lesson 1: how to download, install, and verify Anaconda.

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{cmd:basic} displays only lesson 2: print(), variables, data types, lists, dictionaries, loops, and pandas.

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{cmd:example} displays only lesson 3: a complete, ready-to-run ROE analysis example.

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{cmd:all} displays all three lessons (the default).

{title:Examples}

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{cmd:. pythonedu}

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Displays all three lessons.

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{cmd:. pythonedu, basic}

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Displays only the Python basics.

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{cmd:. pythonedu, example}

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Displays only the ROE analysis example.

{title:Remarks}

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{bf:Learning tips}

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1. Run {cmd:pythonedu} and read all three lessons first.

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2. Open Spyder, paste the whole example from lesson 3 into a new file, and press Run (F5).

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3. Do not fear errors: reading error messages is the most important Python lesson.

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4. Be persistent: 30 minutes a day and you will be a Python beginner in one week.

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{bf:Dingyuan Accounting} adheres to the principle of
{bf:scientific and standardized, humane and good} and hopes every beginner
learns with joy.

{title:Author}

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WU Lianghai

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School of Business, Anhui University of Technology (AHUT), Ma'anshan, China

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{browse "mailto:agd2010@yeah.net":agd2010@yeah.net}

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WU Hanyan

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Department of Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

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{browse "mailto:2325476320@qq.com":2325476320@qq.com}

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Development date: 16 August 2026

{title:Also see}

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{help mysuite} -- Dingyuan Accounting suite of 39 empirical-accounting Stata programs

{psee}
{browse "https://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s459595.html":https://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s459595.html}
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