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Python installation guide

I will briefly describe the first steps needed to obtain a running version on Python on your PC. The version you need depends on what you want to do in Python. Some older projects are coded in Python version 2.xx, while nowadays 3.xx version is the most common. Since there is no backward compatibility between 2.xx and 3.xx, if you want to work with older projects you probably need the former version.

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Text Mining with R: cleaning and preparing data

This is the first post of a series intented to present an overview of the steps involved in undertaking text and data mining, from the data preparation to the sentiment analysis. This is an excerpt of the online seminar that was held as part of the Summer School for the Plan for Science Degrees (Piano di Lauree Scientifiche, PLS) promoted by the University of Naples Federico II. Participants consisted of secondary school students and early university students.

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