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Python Automation Cookbook. Explore the world of automation using Python recipes that will enhance your skills

Jaime Buelta

Have you been doing the same old monotonous office work over and over again? Or have you been trying to find an easy way to make your life better by automating some of your repetitive tasks? Through a tried and tested approach, understand how to automate all the boring stuff using Python. The Python Automation Cookbook helps you develop a clear understanding of how to automate your business processes using Python, including detecting opportunities by scraping the web, analyzing information to generate automatic spreadsheets reports with graphs, and communicating with automatically generated emails. You’ll learn how to get notifications via text messages and run tasks while your mind is focused on other important activities, followed by understanding how to scan documents such as résumés. Once you’ve gotten familiar with the fundamentals, you’ll be introduced to the world of graphs, along with studying how to produce organized charts using Matplotlib. In addition to this, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge of how to generate rich graphics showing relevant information. By the end of this book, you’ll have refined your skills by attaining a sound understanding of how to identify and correct problems to produce superior and reliable systems.

Python Data Science Essentials. Become an efficient data science practitioner by thoroughly understanding the key concepts of Python

Alberto Boschetti, Luca Massaron

The book starts by introducing you to setting up your essential data science toolbox. Then it will guide you across all the data munging and preprocessing phases. This will be done in a manner that explains all the core data science activities related to loading data, transforming and fixing it for analysis, as well as exploring and processing it. Finally, it will complete the overview by presenting you with the main machine learning algorithms, the graph analysis technicalities, and all the visualization instruments that can make your life easier in presenting your results.In this walkthrough, structured as a data science project, you will always be accompanied by clear code and simplified examples to help you understand the underlying mechanics and real-world datasets.

Python Data Structures and Algorithms. Improve application performance with graphs, stacks, and queues

Benjamin Baka

Data structures allow you to organize data in a particular way efficiently. They are critical to any problem, provide a complete solution, and act like reusable code. In this book, you will learn the essential Python data structures and the most common algorithms. With this easy-to-read book, you will be able to understand the power of linked lists, double linked lists, and circular linked lists. You will be able to create complex data structures such as graphs, stacks and queues. We will explore the application of binary searches and binary search trees. You will learn the common techniques and structures used in tasks such as preprocessing, modeling, and transforming data. We will also discuss how to organize your code in a manageable, consistent, and extendable way. The book will explore in detail sorting algorithms such as bubble sort, selection sort, insertion sort, and merge sort. By the end of the book, you will learn how to build components that are easy to understand, debug, and use in different applications.

Python Deep Learning Cookbook. Over 75 practical recipes on neural network modeling, reinforcement learning, and transfer learning using Python

Indra den Bakker

Deep Learning is revolutionizing a wide range of industries. For many applications, deep learning has proven to outperform humans by making faster and more accurate predictions. This book provides a top-down and bottom-up approach to demonstrate deep learning solutions to real-world problems in different areas. These applications include Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Time Series, and Robotics. The Python Deep Learning Cookbook presents technical solutions to the issues presented, along with a detailed explanation of the solutions. Furthermore, a discussion on corresponding pros and cons of implementing the proposed solution using one of the popular frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras and CNTK is provided. The book includes recipes that are related to the basic concepts of neural networks. All techniques s, as well as classical networks topologies. The main purpose of this book is to provide Python programmers a detailed list of recipes to apply deep learning to common and not-so-common scenarios.

Python Deep Learning. Exploring deep learning techniques and neural network architectures with PyTorch, Keras, and TensorFlow - Second Edition

Ivan Vasilev, Daniel Slater, Gianmario Spacagna, Peter...

With the surge in artificial intelligence in applications catering to both business and consumer needs, deep learning is more important than ever for meeting current and future market demands. With this book, you’ll explore deep learning, and learn how to put machine learning to use in your projects.This second edition of Python Deep Learning will get you up to speed with deep learning, deep neural networks, and how to train them with high-performance algorithms and popular Python frameworks. You’ll uncover different neural network architectures, such as convolutional networks, recurrent neural networks, long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, and capsule networks. You’ll also learn how to solve problems in the fields of computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), and speech recognition. You'll study generative model approaches such as variational autoencoders and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to generate images. As you delve into newly evolved areas of reinforcement learning, you’ll gain an understanding of state-of-the-art algorithms that are the main components behind popular games Go, Atari, and Dota.By the end of the book, you will be well-versed with the theory of deep learning along with its real-world applications.

Python Deep Learning. Next generation techniques to revolutionize computer vision, AI, speech and data analysis

Valentino Zocca, Gianmario Spacagna, Daniel Slater, Peter...

With an increasing interest in AI around the world, deep learning has attracted a great deal of public attention. Every day, deep learning algorithms are used broadly across different industries.The book will give you all the practical information available on the subject, including the best practices, using real-world use cases. You will learn to recognize and extract information to increase predictive accuracy and optimize results.Starting with a quick recap of important machine learning concepts, the book will delve straight into deep learning principles using Sci-kit learn. Moving ahead, you will learn to use the latest open source libraries such as Theano, Keras, Google's TensorFlow, and H20. Use this guide to uncover the difficulties of pattern recognition, scaling data with greater accuracy and discussing deep learning algorithms and techniques.Whether you want to dive deeper into Deep Learning, or want to investigate how to get more out of this powerful technology, you’ll find everything inside.

Python Deep Learning Projects. 9 projects demystifying neural network and deep learning models for building intelligent systems

Matthew Lamons, Rahul Kumar, Abhishek Nagaraja

Deep learning has been gradually revolutionizing every field of artificial intelligence, making application development easier.Python Deep Learning Projects imparts all the knowledge needed to implement complex deep learning projects in the field of computational linguistics and computer vision. Each of these projects is unique, helping you progressively master the subject. You’ll learn how to implement a text classifier system using a recurrent neural network (RNN) model and optimize it to understand the shortcomings you might experience while implementing a simple deep learning system.Similarly, you’ll discover how to develop various projects, including word vector representation, open domain question answering, and building chatbots using seq-to-seq models and language modeling. In addition to this, you’ll cover advanced concepts, such as regularization, gradient clipping, gradient normalization, and bidirectional RNNs, through a series of engaging projects.By the end of this book, you will have gained knowledge to develop your own deep learning systems in a straightforward way and in an efficient way

Python Deep Learning. Understand how deep neural networks work and apply them to real-world tasks - Third Edition

Ivan Vasilev

The field of deep learning has developed rapidly recently and today covers a broad range of applications. This makes it challenging to navigate and hard to understand without solid foundations. This book will guide you from the basics of neural networks to the state-of-the-art large language models in use today.The first part of the book introduces the main machine learning concepts and paradigms. It covers the mathematical foundations, the structure, and the training algorithms of neural networks and dives into the essence of deep learning.The second part of the book introduces convolutional networks for computer vision. We’ll learn how to solve image classification, object detection, instance segmentation, and image generation tasks.The third part focuses on the attention mechanism and transformers – the core network architecture of large language models. We’ll discuss new types of advanced tasks they can solve, such as chatbots and text-to-image generation.By the end of this book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of the inner workings of deep neural networks. You'll have the ability to develop new models and adapt existing ones to solve your tasks. You’ll also have sufficient understanding to continue your research and stay up to date with the latest advancements in the field.

Python dla nastolatków. Projekty graficzne z Python Turtle

Krzysztof Łos

Książka "Python dla nastolatków. Projekty graficzne z Python Turtle" Krzysztofa Łosa zdobyła wyróżnienie w kategorii podręczników w konkursie na Najlepszą Polską Książkę Informatyczną 2023r. organizowanym przez Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne.   Każdy może zostać programistą! Czy wiesz, czym się zajmuje programista? To ktoś, kto, używając swojego umysłu i odpowiedniego języka programowania, rozwiązuje rozmaite problemy. Programista to taki współczesny superbohater. Przychodzi, siada do komputera, szybko przebiega palcami po klawiaturze i proszę ― działa. Oczywiście, to pewne uproszczenie, ale... Brzmi ciekawie? Słusznie. Bo praca programisty, kodera, developera jest ciekawa. I fajna. I daje dużo satysfakcji. A najlepsze jest to: podstaw programowania można się szybko nauczyć, po prostu się bawiąc. We własny, ulubiony sposób. Choć Twoim przewodnikiem po świecie programowania w Pythonie będzie żółw, obiecujemy ― praca pójdzie Ci w mig. Na początek nauczysz się konfigurować środowisko pracy, czyli uruchomisz na komputerze wszystko, co przyda się Tobie i żółwiowi. Potem zapoznasz się z językiem Python, z jego zmiennymi, funkcjami i klasami. Następnie zajrzysz do biblioteki turtle i dowiesz się, jak sterować swoim żółwiem. Wreszcie najlepsze: algorytmy. Przekonasz się między innymi, jak za pomocą kodu języka Python i elementów biblioteki turtle wygenerować niesamowite figury geometryczne. UWAGA! Książka jest polecana osobom biorącym udział w konkursie Logia. Informacje o konkursie można znaleźć pod adresem: logia.oeiizk.waw.pl

Python dla programistów. Big Data i AI. Studia przypadków

Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel

Programiści lubią Pythona. Ujmuje ich wyrazistość, zwięzłość i interaktywność kodu, a także bogata kolekcja narzędzi i bibliotek. Zalety te są uzupełniane przez rozwój innych technologii, zwiększającą się dostępność coraz szybszego sprzętu oraz rosnącą przepustowość internetu. Z kolei to wszystko wiąże się z powstawaniem niewyobrażalnych ilości danych, które trzeba magazynować i efektywnie przetwarzać. Większość innowacji w świecie informatyki koncentruje się wokół danych. A z tymi zadaniami można sobie poradzić dzięki imponującym możliwościom Pythona i jego bibliotek. Ta książka ułatwi naukę Pythona metodą analizy i eksperymentów. Zawiera ponad 500 przykładów faktycznie wykorzystywanego kodu - od krótkich bloków po kompletne studia przypadków. Pokazano, w jaki sposób można kodować w interpreterze IPython i notatnikach Jupytera. Znalazł się tu obszerny opis Pythona oraz jego instrukcji sterujących i funkcji, omówiono pracę na plikach, kwestie serializacji w notacji JSON i obsługę wyjątków. Zaprezentowano różne paradygmaty programowania: proceduralnego, w stylu funkcyjnym i zorientowanego obiektowo. Sporo miejsca poświęcono bibliotekom: standardowej bibliotece Pythona i bibliotekom data science do realizacji złożonych zadań przy minimalnym udziale kodowania. Nie zabrakło wprowadzenia do takich zagadnień data science jak sztuczna inteligencja, symulacje, animacje czy przygotowanie danych do analizy. W książce między innymi: przetwarzanie języka naturalnego IBM stosowanie bibliotek scikit-learn i Keras big data, Hadoop(R), Spark™, NoSQL i usługi chmurowe programowanie dla internetu rzeczy (IoT) biblioteki: standardowa, NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, NLTK, YexyBlob, Tweepy, Matplotlib i inne

Python for Absolute Beginners. A Complete Guide to Master Python Programming with Hands-on Examples and Exercises

Oliver Theobald

This book provides a thorough introduction to Python, starting with basic operations like arithmetic and variable creation. As you progress, you'll delve into more complex topics such as loops, conditionals, functions, and object-oriented programming. By the end, you'll be able to write Python code and use libraries like Pandas to manipulate data efficiently. Practical challenges and exercises help solidify your learning. It’s designed to be engaging and easy to follow, making the Python learning experience as enjoyable as it is informative. As you build your skills, you will also gain hands-on experience by tackling coding exercises that reinforce each concept. Whether you're new to programming or looking to sharpen your Python skills, this book will guide you through every essential aspect of the language, preparing you for real-world applications.

Python for Google App Engine. Master the full range of development features provided by Google App Engine to build and run scalable web applications in Python

Massimiliano Pippi

Python for Programmers. A Comprehensive Guide for Intermediate to Advanced Python Programmers and Developers

Mercury Learning and Information, Oswald Campesato

This book is designed for developers with little to no experience in Python or Pandas, providing a fast-paced introduction to Python programming and practical solutions to various tasks. The journey begins with a quick tour of basic Python 3, followed by a deep dive into loops and conditional logic. The text covers data structures extensively, and includes tasks involving strings and arrays.As the reader progresses, object-oriented programming concepts are introduced with illustrative code samples, along with an exploration of recursion and fundamental topics in combinatorics. An appendix provides an introduction to Pandas, equipping readers with essential tools for data manipulation and analysis.This book offers a comprehensive yet concise learning path, reinforced by numerous code samples and companion files available for download. It is an invaluable resource for beginners seeking to master Python and Pandas, providing a solid foundation for further exploration in programming and data science.

Python Fundamentals. A practical guide for learning Python, complete with real-world projects for you to explore

Ryan Marvin, Mark Nganga, Amos Omondi

After a brief history of Python and key differences between Python 2 and Python 3, you'll understand how Python has been used in applications such as YouTube and Google App Engine. As you work with the language, you'll learn about control statements, delve into controlling program flow and gradually work on more structured programs via functions.As you settle into the Python ecosystem, you'll learn about data structures and study ways to correctly store and represent information. By working through specific examples, you'll learn how Python implements object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts of abstraction, encapsulation of data, inheritance, and polymorphism. You'll be given an overview of how imports, modules, and packages work in Python, how you can handle errors to prevent apps from crashing, as well as file manipulation.By the end of this book, you'll have built up an impressive portfolio of projects and armed yourself with the skills you need to tackle Python projects in the real world.

Python Geospatial Development. Develop sophisticated mapping applications from scratch using Python 3 tools for geospatial development - Third Edition

Erik Westra

Geospatial development links your data to locations on the surface of the Earth. Writing geospatial programs involves tasks such as grouping data by location, storing and analyzing large amounts of spatial information, performing complex geospatial calculations, and drawing colorful interactive maps. In order to do this well, you’ll need appropriate tools and techniques, as well as a thorough understanding of geospatial concepts such as map projections, datums, and coordinate systems.This book provides an overview of the major geospatial concepts, data sources, and toolkits. It starts by showing you how to store and access spatial data using Python, how to perform a range of spatial calculations, and how to store spatial data in a database. Further on, the book teaches you how to build your own slippy map interface within a web application, and finishes with the detailed construction of a geospatial data editor using the GeoDjango framework. By the end of this book, you will be able to confidently use Python to write your own geospatial applications ranging from quick, one-off utilities to sophisticated web-based applications using maps and other geospatial data.

Python GUI Programming Cookbook. Use recipes to develop responsive and powerful GUIs using Tkinter - Second Edition

Burkhard Meier

Python is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language. It is a widely used general-purpose, high-level programming language. It is often used as a scripting language because of its forgiving syntax and compatibility with a wide variety of different eco-systems. Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create beautiful and very effective GUIs with the least amount of code necessary.This book will guide you through the very basics of creating a fully functional GUI in Python with only a few lines of code. Each and every recipe adds more widgets to the GUIs we are creating. While the cookbook recipes all stand on their own, there is a common theme running through all of them. As our GUIs keep expanding, using more and more widgets, we start to talk to networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance our GUI’s functionality. This book is what you need to expand your knowledge on the subject of GUIs, and make sure you’re not missing out in the long run.