Python for Geeks. Build production-ready applications using advanced Python concepts and industry best practices

Muhammad Asif

Python is a multipurpose language that can be used for multiple use cases. Python for Geeks will teach you how to advance in your career with the help of expert tips and tricks.You'll start by exploring the different ways of using Python optimally, both from the design and implementation point of view. Next, you'll understand the life cycle of a large-scale Python project. As you advance, you'll focus on different ways of creating an elegant design by modularizing a Python project and learn best practices and design patterns for using Python. You'll also discover how to scale out Python beyond a single thread and how to implement multiprocessing and multithreading in Python. In addition to this, you'll understand how you can not only use Python to deploy on a single machine but also use clusters in private as well as in public cloud computing environments. You'll then explore data processing techniques, focus on reusable, scalable data pipelines, and learn how to use these advanced techniques for network automation, serverless functions, and machine learning. Finally, you'll focus on strategizing web development design using the techniques and best practices covered in the book.By the end of this Python book, you'll be able to do some serious Python programming for large-scale complex projects.

Instant Premium Drupal Themes. Learn how to create visually stunning themes to add the wow factor to all of your Drupal sites! with this book and

Pankaj Sharma

Drupal’s theme layer, and the themes that use it, are responsible for the look and feel of a Drupal web site. Themes have the final say and ultimate control over almost every aspect of each page. Good themes consist of all the same elements that you would find on any reputable web site, including standards-compliant XHTML markup, CSS, and JavaScript. How it all comes together is what is so special and what makes Drupal themes so flexible and powerful.Premium Drupal Themes is a practical, hands-on guide filled with clear, step-by-step examples which shows you how to create Drupal themes using HTML. This book will show you the best practices and conventions that you should adopt and utilize so you can change the way Drupal looks using HTML without wasting energy digging through Drupal’s code.Starting with the essentials including Drupal terminology and Drupal theme structures, this book will show you how to configure raw HTML in a Drupal environment. You will learn about the Drupal template variables and also how to populate a Drupal theme with dynamic content. You will also discover how to customize the search result page and how to add regions to your home page. This book will help you familiarize yourself with the theme engines and will help you learn about the core of Drupal’s theme rendering system. Finally, you will learn how to create your very own Drupal theme that will take people’s breath away!

Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python. If you know Python and would like to use it for Geospatial Analysis this book is exactly what you've been looking for. With an organized, user-friendly approach it covers all the bases to give you the necessary skills and know-how

Joel Lawhead

Geospatial analysis is used in almost every field you can think of from medicine, to defense, to farming. It is an approach to use statistical analysis and other informational engineering to data which has a geographical or geospatial aspect. And this typically involves applications capable of geospatial display and processing to get a compiled and useful data.Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python uses the expressive and powerful Python programming language to guide you through geographic information systems, remote sensing, topography, and more. It explains how to use a framework in order to approach Geospatial analysis effectively, but on your own terms.Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python starts with a background of the field, a survey of the techniques and technology used, and then splits the field into its component speciality areas: GIS, remote sensing, elevation data, advanced modelling, and real-time data.This book will teach you everything there is to know, from using a particular software package or API to using generic algorithms that can be applied to Geospatial analysis. This book focuses on pure Python whenever possible to minimize compiling platform-dependent binaries, so that you don't become bogged down in just getting ready to do analysis.Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python will round out your technical library with handy recipes and a good understanding of a field that supplements many a modern day human endeavors.

API Security for White Hat Hackers. Uncover offensive defense strategies and get up to speed with secure API implementation

Confidence Staveley, Christopher Romeo

APIs have evolved into an essential part of modern applications, making them an attractive target for cybercriminals. Written by a multi-award-winning cybersecurity leader , this comprehensive guide offers practical insights into testing APIs, identifying vulnerabilities, and fixing them.With a focus on hands-on learning, this book guides you through securing your APIs in a step-by-step manner. You'll learn how to bypass authentication controls, circumvent authorization controls, and identify vulnerabilities in APIs using open-source and commercial tools. Moreover, you'll gain the skills you need to write comprehensive vulnerability reports and recommend and implement effective mitigation strategies to address the identified vulnerabilities. This book isn't just about hacking APIs; it's also about understanding how to defend them. You'll explore various API security management strategies and understand how to use them to safeguard APIs against emerging threats.By the end of this book, you'll have a profound understanding of API security and how to defend against the latest threats. Whether you're a developer, security professional, or ethical hacker, this book will ensure that your APIs are secure and your organization's data is protected.

Go Recipes for Developers. Top techniques and practical solutions for real-life Go programming problems

Burak Serdar

With its simple syntax and sensible conventions, Go has emerged as the language of choice for developers in network programming, web services, data processing, and other settings. This practical guide helps engineers leverage Go through up-to-date recipes that solve common problems in day-to-day programming. Drawing from three decades of distributed systems engineering and technical leadership at companies like Red Hat, Burak Serdar brings battle-tested expertise in building robust, scalable applications. He starts by covering basics of code structure, describing different approaches to organizing packages for different types of projects. You’ll discover practical solutions to engineering challenges in network programming, dealing with processes, databases, data processing pipelines, and testing. Each chapter provides working solutions and production-ready code snippets that you can seamlessly incorporate into your programs while working in sequential and concurrent settings. The solutions leverage the more recent additions to the Go language, such as generics and structured logging. Most of the examples are developed using the Go standard library without any third-party packages. By the end of this book, you’ll have worked through a collection of proven recipes that will equip you accelerate your Go development journey.

Implementing VMware Horizon 7. Second Edition - Second Edition

Jason Ventresco

VMware Horizon 7 has been a buzz since it was announced. One of the major reasons is the introduction of the new Instant Clones feature. This book will complement the product documentation by providing real-life examples of how it is implemented along with the latest features and components of the platform.We'll explore the latest features of the platform, including those added through product acquisitions such as User Environment Manager and App Volumes. Further on, you will also be introduced to the new capabilities added to the core product such Linked-Clone RDS pools.Upon completion of this book, you will have an understanding of the capabilities and benefits VMware Horizon can provide to your organization, and how each of its components are implemented.

Democratizing Application Development with AppSheet. A citizen developer's guide to building rapid low-code apps with the powerful features of AppSheet

Koichi Tsuji, Suvrutt Gurjar, Takuya Miyai

Many citizen developers regularly use spreadsheets in their business and day-to-day jobs. With AppSheet, you can take your spreadsheets to the next level by enhancing their ease of use. The platform allows you to run your business efficiently and manage it in the field outside of an office or indoor environment. This book enables you to create your own simple or medium to complex hybrid apps for business or personal use.As a beginner to AppSheet, this book will show you how the AppSheet Editor works and how it is used to configure, test, and deploy an app and share it with others as users or co-authors. You’ll learn about widely used features such as how to use data sources, create app views and actions, construct expressions with AppSheet functions, and make your app secure through security and UX options. Next, you’ll create email/attachment templates and develop reports/documents based on templates, store in the cloud, and send files through emails. You’ll also understand how to integrate third-party services and monitor various usage statistics of your app. As you progress, you’ll explore various features with the help of sample apps that you create using the book.By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to make the most of AppSheet to build powerful and efficient applications.

Testing with F#. Deliver high-quality, bug-free applications by testing them with efficient and expressive functional programming

Mikael Lundin