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"A project-based introduction to programming in Python, with exercises. Covers general programming concepts, Python fundamentals, and problem solving. Includes three projects - how to create a simple video game, use data visualization techniques to make graphs and charts, and build an interactive web application"--
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In Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, you'll learn how to use Python to write programs that do in minutes what would take you hours to do by hand -- no prior programming experience required. Once you've mastered the basics of programming, you'll create Python programs that effortlessly perform useful and impressive feats of automation to: Search for text in a file or across multiple files; Create, update, move, and rename files and folders; Search...
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"This book explores the technical "whys" and "hows" of the Python programming language to help readers write idiomatic Python. It covers core Python programming concepts like structuring a project, the Python type system, functional and object-oriented programming, loops and iterators, generators and comprehensions, concurrency, distribution, and other essentials"--
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than any other language, Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25 years old, Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business users. With popularity comes diversity—and possibly dilution.
This guide, collaboratively written by over a hundred members of the Python community,
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Data analysis has become an essential skill in a variety of domains where knowing how to work with data and extract insights can generate significant value. Hands-on Data Analysis with Pandas will show you how to analyze your data, get started with machine learning, and work effectively with the Python libraries often used for data science, such as pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, seaborn, and scikit-learn. Using real-world datasets, you will learn how...
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The teenage phenoms behind viral video game Tampon Run share the story of their experience at Girls Who Code and their rise to fame, plus a savvy look at starts-ups, women in tech, and the power of coding. This book includes bonus content to help you get started coding.
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A guide to Python for readers of all ages teaches basic Python concepts, providing an overview of the programming language, instructions on how to download and install Python, key programming language concepts, and technical definitions, along with easy-to-understand examples, exercises, and projects.
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Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they're also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. In this book, you'll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch.
If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some programming skills, author Joel Grus will help you get comfortable
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"Uses the Python programming language as a tool to explore high school level mathematics like statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus by writing programs to find derivatives, solve equations graphically, manipulate algebraic expressions, and examine projectile motion. Covers programming concepts including using functions, handling user input, and reading and manipulating data"--
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"A book of fun coding projects for readers who know a little Python already and want to expand their skills. Simulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, while gaining experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx"--
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"Captain Code is a welcoming, engaging, and fun introduction to becoming a coder, designed for the young (ages 10-17) and young-at-heart. Experienced educators and coders Ben & Shmuel Forta will guide you using Python, one of the most popular programming languages in the world. You'll learn by creating games, yes, games, from simple projects to retro text-based adventures to complete graphical arcade style games. Captain Code is 400 glossy color pages...
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"Coding for Beginners in easy steps, 2nd edition will appeal to anyone, of any age, who wants to begin coding computer programs. Use this guide to help you quickly create a programming environment on your computer, then, in easy steps, learn how to: write Python code to create your programs; store information in data structures; control program flow using control structures; create re-usable blocks of program code; code powerful algorithms and classes...