Get Classy

Instead of jumping directly to assignment 2, I decided to complete a suggested "refresher" listed on assignment 1: Introduction to Python on CodeAcademy.com.  While I've taken some very basic coding classes in the past, "Introduction to Python" taught me about Classes and Methods.  Classes are a roadmap to how related Objects function.  I created an Animal Class with Methods (functions within a Class) describing running, resting, and recovering behavior.  I then created a Human Object and a Cheetah Object.  I plugged both objects into my Class and observed their behavior.  Turns out a human running at 10 miles per hour would pass a Cheetah sprinting and resting after only a few hours.  Even if the human rested once an hour, they would pass the Cheetah in less than 10 hours.  If you would like to compare two animals, comment on this post with their running speed, running time, resting speed, resting time, and recovery percent.  I'd be happy to run my Class!  

Twitter and Python

In the very first lesson, I learned how to intake data from the Streaming Twitter API and analyze the text.  I applied my newly acquired skills to uncovered that while most tweets about men, women, girls, and boys have strong connotations, only tweets about men are, on average, somewhat negative in nature.  As reference, tweets about red and blue typically have no connotation.  If you would like the power to analyze popular keywords in twitter, I encourage you to work through the first programming assignment in Introduction to Data Science. If you have any questions, I'm happy to help.