The Python Workshop: Write Python code to solve challenging real-world problems, 2nd Edition

A Comprehensive Hands-on Guide for Learning Python to Gain proficiency, productivity and power with a Project-Based Approach.

Key Features

• Understand and utilize the syntax, objects, methods, and best practices of Python
• Explore Python’s many features and libraries through real-world problems and big data
• Use your newly acquired Python skills in machine learning, web, and software development

Book Description

Python is among the most popular programming languages in the world. It’s ideal for beginners because it’s easy to read and write. It’s great for developers because it’s widely available with a strong support community, extensive documentation, and phenomenal libraries (both built-in and user-contributed). It’s leading the way in machine learning and data science due to its efficiency and speed. At the time of this writing, over 4,000 open jobs list Python as a skill, more than any other programming language.

By taking this course, you will become empowered in Python. You can leverage your Python skills in technical jobs, personal projects, and job interviews. You will gain an edge in data science, web development, and software development. You will be ready to solve real-world, challenging problems in Python and pursue advanced topics on your own.

Written by a team of expert authors, each component has been explicitly designed to engage and stimulate different parts of the brain so that you can retain and apply what you learn in a practical context with maximum impact. By completing the course from start to finish, you’ll walk away feeling capable of tackling any real-world Python development problem.

What you will learn

• Write efficient and concise functions with core Python methods and libraries
• Build classes to address different business needs
• Create visual graphs to communicate key data insights
• Organize big data and use machine learning to make regression and classification predictions
• Develop web pages and programs with Python tools and packages
• Automate essential tasks using Python scripts in real-time execution

Who This Book Is For

This book is for professionals, students and hobbyists who want to learn Python and apply it to solve challenging real-world problems. Although this is a beginner’s course, it’s helpful to know standard programming topics like variables, if-else statements and functions. Experience with another object-oriented program, though not essential, is beneficial. If Python is your first attempt at computer programming, we will cover the basics with adequate detail for a motivated student.

Table of Contents

1. Python Fundamentals – Math, Strings, Conditionals, and Loops
2. Python Data Structures
3. Executing Python – Programs, Algorithms, and Functions
4. Extending Python, Files, Errors, and Graphs
5. Constructing Python – Classes and Methods
6. The Standard Library
7. Becoming Pythonic
8. Software Development
9. Practical Python - Advance Topics
10. Data Analytics with pandas and NumPy
11. Machine Learning
12. Deep Learning with Python
13. New Features in Python

Corey Wade, M.S. Mathematics, M.F.A. Writing & Consciousness, is the founder and director of Berkeley Coding Academy where he teaches Machine Learning and AI to teens from all over the world. Additionally, Corey chairs the Math Department at Berkeley Independent Study where he has received multiple grants to run after-school coding programs to help bridge the tech skills gap. Additional experiences include teaching Natural Language Processing with Hello World, developing Data Science curricula with Pathstream, and publishing statistics and machine learning models with Towards Data Science, Springboard, and Medium.

Mario Corchero Jiménez is a senior software developer at Bloomberg. He leads the Python infrastructure team in London, enabling the company to work effectively in Python and building company-wide libraries and tools. His professional experience is mainly in C++ and Python, and he has contributed some patches to multiple Python open source projects. He is a PSF fellow, having received the Q3 2018 PSF Community Award, is vice president of Python Espaa (the Python Spain association), and has served as Chair of PyLondinium, PyConES17, and PyCon Charlas at PyCon 2018. Mario is passionate about the Python community, open source, and inner source.

Andrew Bird is the data and analytics manager of Vesparum Capital. He leads the software and data science teams at Vesparum, overseeing full-stack web development in Django/React. He is an Australian actuary (FIAA, CERA) who has previously worked with Deloitte Consulting in financial services. Andrew also currently works as a full-stack developer for Draftable Pvt. Ltd. He manages the ongoing development of the donation portal for the Effective Altruism Australia website on a voluntary basis. Andrew has also co-written one of our bestselling titles, "The Python Workshop".