Python All-in-One For Dummies

Python All-in-One For Dummies

Python All-in-One For Dummies

Python All-in-One For Dummies

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Overview

The one-stop resource for all your Python queries

Powerful and flexible, Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It's got all the right stuff for the software driving the cutting-edge of the development world—machine learning, robotics, artificial intelligence, data science, etc. The good news is that it’s also pretty straightforward to learn, with a simplified syntax, natural-language flow, and an amazingly supportive user community. The latest edition of Python All-in-One For Dummies gives you an inside look at the exciting possibilities offered in the Python world and provides a springboard to launch yourself into wherever you want your coding career to take you.

These 7 straightforward and friendly mini-books assume the reader is a beginning programmer, and cover everything from the basic elements of Python code to introductions to the specific applications where you'll use it. Intended as a hands-on reference, the focus is on practice over theory, providing you with examples to follow as well as code for you to copy and start modifying in the "real world"—helping you get up and running in your area of interest almost right away. This means you'll be finishing off your first app or building and remote-controlling your own robot much faster than you can believe.

  • Get a thorough grounding in the language basics
  • Learn how the syntax is applied in high-profile industries
  • Apply Python to projects in enterprise
  • Find out how Python can get you into hot careers in AI, big data, and more

Whether you're a newbie coder or just want to add Python to your magic box of tricks, this is the perfect, practical introduction—and one you'll return to as you grow your career.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781119787600
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 04/27/2021
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 720
Sales rank: 107,545
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

John Shovic, PhD, is a computer science faculty member at the University of Idaho specializing in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Alan Simpson is a web development professional who has published more than 100 articles and books on technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Book 1: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Starting with Python 9

Chapter 2: Interactive Mode, Getting Help, and Writing Apps 29

Chapter 3: Python Elements and Syntax 53

Chapter 4: Building Your First Python Application 63

Book 2: Understanding Python Building Blocks 85

Chapter 1: Working with Numbers, Text, and Dates 87

Chapter 2: Controlling the Action 127

Chapter 3: Speeding Along with Lists and Tuples 149

Chapter 4: Cruising Massive Data with Dictionaries 171

Chapter 5: Wrangling Bigger Chunks of Code 195

Chapter 6: Doing Python with Class 217

Chapter 7: Sidestepping Errors 251

Book 3: Working With Libraries 269

Chapter 1: Working with External Files 271

Chapter 2: Juggling JSON Data 307

Chapter 3: Interacting with the Internet 327

Chapter 4: Libraries, Packages, and Modules 343

Book 4: Using Artificial Intelligence 357

Chapter 1: Exploring Artificial Intelligence 359

Chapter 2: Building a Neural Network 369

Chapter 3: Doing Machine Learning 399

Chapter 4: Exploring Ai 421

Book 5: Doing Data Science 433

Chapter 1: Understanding the Five Areas of Data Science 435

Chapter 2: Exploring Big Data 441

Chapter 3: Using Big Data from Google Cloud 457

Book 6: Talking To Hardware 475

Chapter 1: Introducing Physical Computing 477

Chapter 2: No Soldering! Using Grove Connectors for Building 493

Chapter 3: Sensing the World 509

Chapter 4: Making Things Move 541

Book 7: Building Robots 569

Chapter 1: Introducing Robotics 571

Chapter 2: Building Your First Python Robot 579

Chapter 3: Programming Your Robot Rover 601

Chapter 4: Using Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 631

Index 667

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