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Apr 2021
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4: What The Heck Is Python? Interview wi...

Avery Smith - Data Career Coach
About this episode

Today’s episode is a conversation I had with Dustin Schimek who is the director of analytics at the master lock company. He had me on his LinkedIn live to talk about what Python is, why it is important, how to get started, and other random stuff.

We chatted for about 50 minutes. Hope you enjoy.

Connect with Dustin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinschimek/

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