I'll preface by saying I'm a programming n00b by stack standards. I have experience with data analysis and scripting -- this is what I do professionally at a financial firm -- but I have no idea what I'm doing on the back end. I'm trying to start using pandas and python --- moving away from matlab/vba but I can't figure out how to install the pandas library. When I try to import pandas I get an error that numpy module is not present. I tried to install ezsetup / pip (no idea what this is btw)... and I have no idea where to enter this command$ python get-pip.py Sometimes when I try to import pandas I get an error cannot import name table hashable I have no idea what any of this means and I am not getting anywhere. Update Ok I installed anaconda and it seems to be allowing me to import numpy and pandas directly from the console. That being said when I try to write a basic time series and plot it using pandas syntax, i get an error that "series is not defined" as such I'm not sure if it is actually working In [1]: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt In [2]: ts = Series(randn(1000), index=date_range('1/1/2000', periods=1000)) In [3]: ts = ts.cumsum() In [4]: ts.plot() Continue reading...
