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Python Feature Engineering Cookbook
Create end-to-end, reproducible feature engineering pipelines that can be deployed into production using open-source Python librariesKey FeaturesLearn and implement feature engineering best practicesReinforce your learning with the help of multiple hands-on recipesBuild end-to-end feature engineering pipelines that are performant and reproducibleBook DescriptionFeature engineering, the process of transforming variables and creating features, albeit time-consuming, ensures that your machine learning models perform seamlessly. This second edition of Python Feature Engineering Cookbook will take the struggle out of feature engineering by showing you how to use open source Python libraries to accelerate the process via a plethora of practical, hands-on recipes.This updated edition begins by addressing fundamental data challenges such as missing data and categorical values, before moving on to strategies for dealing with skewed distributions and outliers. The concluding chapters show you how to develop new features from various types of data, including text, time series, and relational databases. With the help of numerous open source Python libraries, you'll learn how to implement each feature engineering method in a performant, reproducible, and elegant manner.By the end of this Python book, you will have the tools and expertise needed to confidently build end-to-end and reproducible feature engineering pipelines that can be deployed into production.What you will learnImpute missing data using various univariate and multivariate methodsEncode categorical variables with one-hot, ordinal, and count encodingHandle highly cardinal categorical variablesTransform, discretize, and scale your variablesCreate variables from date and time with pandas and Feature-engineCombine variables into new featuresExtract features from text as well as from transactional data with FeaturetoolsCreate features from time series data with tsfreshWho this book is forThis book is for machine learning and data science students and professionals, as well as software engineers working on machine learning model deployment, who want to learn more about how to transform their data and create new features to train machine learning models in a better way.
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Python Feature Engineering Cookbook
Extract accurate information from data to train and improve machine learning models using NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and scikit-learn librariesKey FeaturesDiscover solutions for feature generation, feature extraction, and feature selectionUncover the end-to-end feature engineering process across continuous, discrete, and unstructured datasetsImplement modern feature extraction techniques using Python's pandas, scikit-learn, SciPy and NumPy librariesBook DescriptionFeature engineering is invaluable for developing and enriching your machine learning models. In this cookbook, you will work with the best tools to streamline your feature engineering pipelines and techniques and simplify and improve the quality of your code.Using Python libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, Featuretools, and Feature-engine, you’ll learn how to work with both continuous and discrete datasets and be able to transform features from unstructured datasets. You will develop the skills necessary to select the best features as well as the most suitable extraction techniques. This book will cover Python recipes that will help you automate feature engineering to simplify complex processes. You’ll also get to grips with different feature engineering strategies, such as the box-cox transform, power transform, and log transform across machine learning, reinforcement learning, and natural language processing (NLP) domains.By the end of this book, you’ll have discovered tips and practical solutions to all of your feature engineering problems.What you will learnSimplify your feature engineering pipelines with powerful Python packagesGet to grips with imputing missing valuesEncode categorical variables with a wide set of techniquesExtract insights from text quickly and effortlesslyDevelop features from transactional data and time series dataDerive new features by combining existing variablesUnderstand how to transform, discretize, and scale your variablesCreate informative variables from date and timeWho this book is forThis book is for machine learning professionals, AI engineers, data scientists, and NLP and reinforcement learning engineers who want to optimize and enrich their machine learning models with the best features. Knowledge of machine learning and Python coding will assist you with understanding the concepts covered in this book.
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Python Feature Engineering Cookbook
Leverage the power of Python to build real-world feature engineering and machine learning pipelines ready to be deployed to productionKey FeaturesCraft powerful features from tabular, transactional, and time-series dataDevelop efficient and reproducible real-world feature engineering pipelinesOptimize data transformation and save valuable timePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionStreamline data preprocessing and feature engineering in your machine learning project with this third edition of the Python Feature Engineering Cookbook to make your data preparation more efficient.This guide addresses common challenges, such as imputing missing values and encoding categorical variables using practical solutions and open source Python libraries. You’ll learn advanced techniques for transforming numerical variables, discretizing variables, and dealing with outliers. Each chapter offers step-by-step instructions and real-world examples, helping you understand when and how to apply various transformations for well-prepared data.The book explores feature extraction from complex data types such as dates, times, and text. You’ll see how to create new features through mathematical operations and decision trees and use advanced tools like Featuretools and tsfresh to extract features from relational data and time series.By the end, you’ll be ready to build reproducible feature engineering pipelines that can be easily deployed into production, optimizing data preprocessing workflows and enhancing machine learning model performance.What you will learnDiscover multiple methods to impute missing data effectivelyEncode categorical variables while tackling high cardinalityFind out how to properly transform, discretize, and scale your variablesAutomate feature extraction from date and time dataCombine variables strategically to create new and powerful featuresExtract features from transactional data and time seriesLearn methods to extract meaningful features from text dataWho this book is forIf you're a machine learning or data science enthusiast who wants to learn more about feature engineering, data preprocessing, and how to optimize these tasks, this book is for you. If you already know the basics of feature engineering and are looking to learn more advanced methods to craft powerful features, this book will help you. You should have basic knowledge of Python programming and machine learning to get started.
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Modern Python Cookbook
Complete recipes spread across 15 chapters to help you overcome commonly faced issues by Python for everybody across the globe. Each recipe takes a problem-solution approach to resolve for effective Python.Key FeaturesDevelop expressive and effective Python programsBest practices and common idioms through carefully explained recipesDiscover new ways to apply Python for data-focused developmentMake use of Python’s optional type annotationsBook DescriptionPython is the preferred choice of developers, engineers, data scientists, and hobbyists everywhere. It is a great language that can power your applications and provide great speed, safety, and scalability. It can be used for simple scripting or sophisticated web applications. By exposing Python as a series of simple recipes, this book gives you insight into specific language features in a particular context. Having a tangible context helps make the language or a given standard library feature easier to understand.This book comes with 133 recipes on the latest version of Python 3.8. The recipes will benefit everyone, from beginners just starting out with Python to experts. You'll not only learn Python programming concepts but also how to build complex applications.The recipes will touch upon all necessary Python concepts related to data structures, object oriented programming, functional programming, and statistical programming. You will get acquainted with the nuances of Python syntax and how to effectively take advantage of it.By the end of this Python book, you will be equipped with knowledge of testing, web services, configuration, and application integration tips and tricks. You will be armed with the knowledge of how to create applications with flexible logging, powerful configuration, command-line options, automated unit tests, and good documentation.What you will learnSee the intricate details of the Python syntax and how to use it to your advantageImprove your coding with Python readability through functionsManipulate data effectively using built-in data structuresGet acquainted with advanced programming techniques in PythonEquip yourself with functional and statistical programming featuresWrite proper tests to be sure a program works as advertisedIntegrate application software using PythonWho this book is forThe Python book is for web developers, programmers, enterprise programmers, engineers, and big data scientists. If you are a beginner, this book will get you started. If you are experienced, it will expand your knowledge base. A basic knowledge of programming would help.
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Artificial Intelligence with Python Cookbook
Work through practical recipes to learn how to solve complex machine learning and deep learning problems using PythonKey FeaturesGet up and running with artificial intelligence in no time using hands-on problem-solving recipesExplore popular Python libraries and tools to build AI solutions for images, text, sounds, and imagesImplement NLP, reinforcement learning, deep learning, GANs, Monte-Carlo tree search, and much moreBook DescriptionArtificial intelligence (AI) plays an integral role in automating problem-solving. This involves predicting and classifying data and training agents to execute tasks successfully. This book will teach you how to solve complex problems with the help of independent and insightful recipes ranging from the essentials to advanced methods that have just come out of research.Artificial Intelligence with Python Cookbook starts by showing you how to set up your Python environment and taking you through the fundamentals of data exploration. Moving ahead, you’ll be able to implement heuristic search techniques and genetic algorithms. In addition to this, you'll apply probabilistic models, constraint optimization, and reinforcement learning. As you advance through the book, you'll build deep learning models for text, images, video, and audio, and then delve into algorithmic bias, style transfer, music generation, and AI use cases in the healthcare and insurance industries. Throughout the book, you’ll learn about a variety of tools for problem-solving and gain the knowledge needed to effectively approach complex problems.By the end of this book on AI, you will have the skills you need to write AI and machine learning algorithms, test them, and deploy them for production.What you will learnImplement data preprocessing steps and optimize model hyperparametersDelve into representational learning with adversarial autoencodersUse active learning, recommenders, knowledge embedding, and SAT solversGet to grips with probabilistic modeling with TensorFlow probabilityRun object detection, text-to-speech conversion, and text and music generationApply swarm algorithms, multi-agent systems, and graph networksGo from proof of concept to production by deploying models as microservicesUnderstand how to use modern AI in practiceWho this book is forThis AI machine learning book is for Python developers, data scientists, machine learning engineers, and deep learning practitioners who want to learn how to build artificial intelligence solutions with easy-to-follow recipes. You’ll also find this book useful if you’re looking for state-of-the-art solutions to perform different machine learning tasks in various use cases. Basic working knowledge of the Python programming language and machine learning concepts will help you to work with code effectively in this book.
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Modern Python Cookbook
Enhance your Python skills with the third edition of Modern Python Cookbook with 130+ new and updated recipes covering Python 3.12, including new coverage on graphics, visualizations, dependencies, virtual environments, and more.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesNew chapters on type matching, data visualization, dependency management, and moreComprehensive coverage of Python 3.12 with updated recipes and techniquesProvides practical examples and detailed explanations to solve real-world problems efficientlyBook DescriptionPython is the go-to language for developers, engineers, data scientists, and hobbyists worldwide. Known for its versatility, Python can efficiently power applications, offering remarkable speed, safety, and scalability. This book distills Python into a collection of straightforward recipes, providing insights into specific language features within various contexts, making it an indispensable resource for mastering Python and using it to handle real-world use cases.The third edition of Modern Python Cookbook provides an in-depth look into Python 3.12, offering more than 140 new and updated recipes that cater to both beginners and experienced developers. This edition introduces new chapters on documentation and style, data visualization with Matplotlib and Pyplot, and advanced dependency management techniques using tools like Poetry and Anaconda. With practical examples and detailed explanations, this cookbook helps developers solve real-world problems, optimize their code, and get up to date with the latest Python features.What you will learnMaster core Python data structures, algorithms, and design patternsImplement object-oriented designs and functional programming featuresUse type matching and annotations to make more expressive programsCreate useful data visualizations with Matplotlib and PyplotManage project dependencies and virtual environments effectivelyFollow best practices for code style and testingCreate clear and trustworthy documentation for your projectsWho this book is forThis Python book is for web developers, programmers, enterprise programmers, engineers, and big data scientists. If you are a beginner, this book offers helpful details and design patterns for learning Python. If you are experienced, it will expand your knowledge base. Fundamental knowledge of Python programming and basic programming principles will be helpful
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Data Ingestion with Python Cookbook
Deploy your data ingestion pipeline, orchestrate, and monitor efficiently to prevent loss of data and qualityPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesHarness best practices to create a Python and PySpark data ingestion pipelineSeamlessly automate and orchestrate your data pipelines using Apache AirflowBuild a monitoring framework by integrating the concept of data observability into your pipelinesBook DescriptionData Ingestion with Python Cookbook offers a practical approach to designing and implementing data ingestion pipelines. It presents real-world examples with the most widely recognized open source tools on the market to answer commonly asked questions and overcome challenges.You’ll be introduced to designing and working with or without data schemas, as well as creating monitored pipelines with Airflow and data observability principles, all while following industry best practices. The book also addresses challenges associated with reading different data sources and data formats. As you progress through the book, you’ll gain a broader understanding of error logging best practices, troubleshooting techniques, data orchestration, monitoring, and storing logs for further consultation.By the end of the book, you’ll have a fully automated set that enables you to start ingesting and monitoring your data pipeline effortlessly, facilitating seamless integration with subsequent stages of the ETL process.What you will learnImplement data observability using monitoring toolsAutomate your data ingestion pipelineRead analytical and partitioned data, whether schema or non-schema basedDebug and prevent data loss through efficient data monitoring and loggingEstablish data access policies using a data governance frameworkConstruct a data orchestration framework to improve data qualityWho this book is forThis book is for data engineers and data enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive understanding of the data ingestion process using popular tools in the open source community. For more advanced learners, this book takes on the theoretical pillars of data governance while providing practical examples of real-world scenarios commonly encountered by data engineers.
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Python Machine Learning Cookbook
Discover powerful ways to effectively solve real-world machine learning problems using key libraries including scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorchKey FeaturesLearn and implement machine learning algorithms in a variety of real-life scenariosCover a range of tasks catering to supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning techniquesFind easy-to-follow code solutions for tackling common and not-so-common challengesBook DescriptionThis eagerly anticipated second edition of the popular Python Machine Learning Cookbook will enable you to adopt a fresh approach to dealing with real-world machine learning and deep learning tasks.With the help of over 100 recipes, you will learn to build powerful machine learning applications using modern libraries from the Python ecosystem. The book will also guide you on how to implement various machine learning algorithms for classification, clustering, and recommendation engines, using a recipe-based approach. With emphasis on practical solutions, dedicated sections in the book will help you to apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to real-world problems. Toward the concluding chapters, you will get to grips with recipes that teach you advanced techniques including reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, and automated machine learning.By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to apply machine learning techniques and leverage the full capabilities of the Python ecosystem through real-world examples.What you will learnUse predictive modeling and apply it to real-world problemsExplore data visualization techniques to interact with your dataLearn how to build a recommendation engineUnderstand how to interact with text data and build models to analyze itWork with speech data and recognize spoken words using Hidden Markov ModelsGet well versed with reinforcement learning, automated ML, and transfer learningWork with image data and build systems for image recognition and biometric face recognitionUse deep neural networks to build an optical character recognition systemWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists, machine learning developers, deep learning enthusiasts and Python programmers who want to solve real-world challenges using machine-learning techniques and algorithms. If you are facing challenges at work and want ready-to-use code solutions to cover key tasks in machine learning and the deep learning domain, then this book is what you need. Familiarity with Python programming and machine learning concepts will be useful.
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Feature Engineering for Machine Learning
Feature engineering is a crucial step in the machine-learning pipeline, yet this topic is rarely examined on its own. With this practical book, you’ll learn techniques for extracting and transforming features—the numeric representations of raw data—into formats for machine-learning models. Each chapter guides you through a single data problem, such as how to represent text or image data. Together, these examples illustrate the main principles of feature engineering. Rather than simply teach these principles, authors Alice Zheng and Amanda Casari focus on practical application with exercises throughout the book. The closing chapter brings everything together by tackling a real-world, structured dataset with several feature-engineering techniques. Python packages including numpy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Matplotlib are used in code examples. You’ll examine: Feature engineering for numeric data: filtering, binning, scaling, log transforms, and power transforms Natural text techniques: bag-of-words, n-grams, and phrase detection Frequency-based filtering and feature scaling for eliminating uninformative features Encoding techniques of categorical variables, including feature hashing and bin-counting Model-based feature engineering with principal component analysis The concept of model stacking, using k-means as a featurization technique Image feature extraction with manual and deep-learning techniques
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Machine Learning with Python Cookbook
This practical guide provides more than 200 self-contained recipes to help you solve machine learning challenges you may encounter in your work. If you're comfortable with Python and its libraries, including pandas and scikit-learn, you'll be able to address specific problems all the way from loading data to training models and leveraging neural networks.Each recipe in this updated edition includes code that you can copy, paste, and run with a toy dataset to ensure it works. From there, you can adapt these recipes according to your use case or application. Recipes include a discussion that explains the solution and provides meaningful context. Go beyond theory and concepts by learning the nuts and bolts you need to construct working machine learning applications.You'll find recipes for:Vectors, matrices, and arraysWorking with data from CSV, JSON, SQL, databases, cloud storage, and other sourcesHandling numerical and categorical data, text, images, and dates and timesDimensionality reduction using feature extraction or feature selectionModel evaluation and selectionLinear and logical regression, trees and forests, and k-nearest neighborsSupport vector machines (SVM), naive Bayes, clustering, and tree-based modelsSaving and loading trained models from multiple frameworks
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Python Machine Learning Cookbook
100 recipes that teach you how to perform various machine learning tasks in the real worldAbout This Book• Understand which algorithms to use in a given context with the help of this exciting recipe-based guide• Learn about perceptrons and see how they are used to build neural networks• Stuck while making sense of images, text, speech, and real estate? This guide will come to your rescue, showing you how to perform machine learning for each one of these using various techniquesWho This Book Is ForThis book is for Python programmers who are looking to use machine-learning algorithms to create real-world applications. This book is friendly to Python beginners, but familiarity with Python programming would certainly be useful to play around with the code.What You Will Learn• Explore classification algorithms and apply them to the income bracket estimation problem• Use predictive modeling and apply it to real-world problems• Understand how to perform market segmentation using unsupervised learning• Explore data visualization techniques to interact with your data in diverse ways• Find out how to build a recommendation engine• Understand how to interact with text data and build models to analyze it• Work with speech data and recognize spoken words using Hidden Markov Models• Analyze stock market data using Conditional Random Fields• Work with image data and build systems for image recognition and biometric face recognition• Grasp how to use deep neural networks to build an optical character recognition systemIn DetailMachine learning is becoming increasingly pervasive in the modern data-driven world. It is used extensively across many fields such as search engines, robotics, self-driving cars, and more.With this book, you will learn how to perform various machine learning tasks in different environments. We'll start by exploring a range of real-life scenarios where machine learning can be used, and look at various building blocks. Throughout the book, you'll use a wide variety of machine learning algorithms to solve real-world problems and use Python to implement these algorithms.You'll discover how to deal with various types of data and explore the differences between machine learning paradigms such as supervised and unsupervised learning. We also cover a range of regression techniques, classification algorithms, predictive modeling, data visualization techniques, recommendation engines, and more with the help of real-world examples.Style and approachYou will explore various real-life scenarios in this book where machine learning can be used, and learn about different building blocks of machine learning using independent recipes in the book.
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Python Cookbook
If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for experienced Python programmers who want to focus on modern tools and idioms. Inside, you'll find complete recipes for more than a dozen topics, covering the core Python language as well as tasks common to a wide variety of application domains. Each recipe contains code samples you can use in your projects right away, along with a discussion about how and why the solution works. Topics include: Data Structures and Algorithms Strings and Text Numbers, Dates, and Times Iterators and Generators Files and I/O Data Encoding and Processing Functions Classes and Objects Metaprogramming Modules and Packages Network and Web Programming Concurrency Utility Scripting and System Administration Testing, Debugging, and Exceptions C Extensions
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Python Image Processing Cookbook
Explore Keras, scikit-image, open source computer vision (OpenCV), Matplotlib, and a wide range of other Python tools and frameworks to solve real-world image processing problemsKey FeaturesDiscover solutions to complex image processing tasks using Python tools such as scikit-image and KerasLearn popular concepts such as machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks for image processingExplore common and not-so-common challenges faced in image processingBook DescriptionWith the advancements in wireless devices and mobile technology, there's increasing demand for people with digital image processing skills in order to extract useful information from the ever-growing volume of images. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the relevant tools and algorithms, and guides you through analysis and visualization for image processing.With the help of over 60 cutting-edge recipes, you'll address common challenges in image processing and learn how to perform complex tasks such as object detection, image segmentation, and image reconstruction using large hybrid datasets. Dedicated sections will also take you through implementing various image enhancement and image restoration techniques, such as cartooning, gradient blending, and sparse dictionary learning. As you advance, you'll get to grips with face morphing and image segmentation techniques. With an emphasis on practical solutions, this book will help you apply deep learning techniques such as transfer learning and fine-tuning to solve real-world problems.By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in utilizing the capabilities of the Python ecosystem to implement various image processing techniques effectively.What you will learnImplement supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms for image processingUse deep neural network models for advanced image processing tasksPerform image classification, object detection, and face recognitionApply image segmentation and registration techniques on medical images to assist doctorsUse classical image processing and deep learning methods for image restorationImplement text detection in images using Tesseract, the optical character recognition (OCR) engineUnderstand image enhancement techniques such as gradient blendingWho this book is forThis book is for image processing engineers, computer vision engineers, software developers, machine learning engineers, or anyone who wants to become well-versed with image processing techniques and methods using a recipe-based approach. Although no image processing knowledge is expected, prior Python coding experience is necessary to understand key concepts covered in the book.
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Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook
Updated to include three new chapters on transformers, natural language understanding (NLU) with explainable AI, and dabbling with popular LLMs from Hugging Face and OpenAIKey FeaturesLeverage ready-to-use recipes with the latest LLMs, including Mistral, Llama, and OpenAI modelsUse LLM-powered agents for custom tasks and real-world interactionsGain practical, in-depth knowledge of transformers and their role in implementing various NLP tasks with open-source and advanced LLMsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionHarness the power of Natural Language Processing to overcome real-world text analysis challenges with this recipe-based roadmap written by two seasoned NLP experts with vast experience transforming various industries with their NLP prowess.You’ll be able to make the most of the latest NLP advancements, including large language models (LLMs), and leverage their capabilities through Hugging Face transformers. Through a series of hands-on recipes, you’ll master essential techniques such as extracting entities and visualizing text data. The authors will expertly guide you through building pipelines for sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and question-answering using popular libraries like spaCy, Gensim, and NLTK. You’ll also learn to implement RAG pipelines to draw out precise answers from a text corpus using LLMs.This second edition expands your skillset with new chapters on cutting-edge LLMs like GPT-4, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Explainable AI (XAI)—fostering trust and transparency in your NLP models.By the end of this book, you'll be equipped with the skills to apply advanced text processing techniques, use pre-trained transformer models, build custom NLP pipelines to extract valuable insights from text data to drive informed decision-making.What you will learnUnderstand fundamental NLP concepts along with their applications using examples in PythonClassify text quickly and accurately with rule-based and supervised methodsTrain NER models and perform sentiment analysis to identify entities and emotions in textExplore topic modeling and text visualization to reveal themes and relationships within textLeverage Hugging Face and OpenAI LLMs to perform advanced NLP tasksUse question-answering techniques to handle both open and closed domainsApply XAI techniques to better understand your model predictionsWho this book is forThis updated edition of the Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook is for data scientists, machine learning engineers, and developers with a background in Python. Whether you’re looking to learn NLP techniques, extract valuable insights from textual data, or create foundational applications, this book will equip you with basic to intermediate skills. No prior NLP knowledge is necessary to get started. All you need is familiarity with basic programming principles. For seasoned developers, the updated sections offer the latest on transformers, explainable AI, and Gene
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Python Automation Cookbook
Get a firm grip on the core processes including browser automation, web scraping, Word, Excel, and GUI automation with Python 3.8 and higherKey FeaturesAutomate integral business processes such as report generation, email marketing, and lead generationExplore automated code testing and Python’s growth in data science and AI automation in three new chaptersUnderstand techniques to extract information and generate appealing graphs, and reports with MatplotlibBook DescriptionIn this updated and extended version of Python Automation Cookbook, each chapter now comprises the newest recipes and is revised to align with Python 3.8 and higher. The book includes three new chapters that focus on using Python for test automation, machine learning projects, and for working with messy data.This edition will enable you to develop a sharp understanding of the fundamentals required to automate business processes through real-world tasks, such as developing your first web scraping application, analyzing information to generate spreadsheet reports with graphs, and communicating with automatically generated emails.Once you grasp the basics, you will acquire the practical knowledge to create stunning graphs and charts using Matplotlib, generate rich graphics with relevant information, automate marketing campaigns, build machine learning projects, and execute debugging techniques.By the end of this book, you will be proficient in identifying monotonous tasks and resolving process inefficiencies to produce superior and reliable systems.What you will learnLearn data wrangling with Python and Pandas for your data science and AI projectsAutomate tasks such as text classification, email filtering, and web scraping with PythonUse Matplotlib to generate a variety of stunning graphs, charts, and mapsAutomate a range of report generation tasks, from sending SMS and email campaigns to creating templates, adding images in Word, and even encrypting PDFsMaster web scraping and web crawling of popular file formats and directories with tools like Beautiful SoupBuild cool projects such as a Telegram bot for your marketing campaign, a reader from a news RSS feed, and a machine learning model to classify emails to the correct department based on their contentCreate fire-and-forget automation tasks by writing cron jobs, log files, and regexes with Python scriptingWho this book is forPython Automation Cookbook - Second Edition is for developers, data enthusiasts or anyone who wants to automate monotonous manual tasks related to business processes such as finance, sales, and HR, among others. Working knowledge of Python is all you need to get started with this book.
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Python Natural Language Processing Cookbook
Get to grips with solving real-world NLP problems, such as dependency parsing, information extraction, topic modeling, and text data visualizationKey FeaturesAnalyze varying complexities of text using popular Python packages such as NLTK, spaCy, sklearn, and gensimImplement common and not-so-common linguistic processing tasks using Python librariesOvercome the common challenges faced while implementing NLP pipelinesBook DescriptionPython is the most widely used language for natural language processing (NLP) thanks to its extensive tools and libraries for analyzing text and extracting computer-usable data. This book will take you through a range of techniques for text processing, from basics such as parsing the parts of speech to complex topics such as topic modeling, text classification, and visualization. Starting with an overview of NLP, the book presents recipes for dividing text into sentences, stemming and lemmatization, removing stopwords, and parts of speech tagging to help you to prepare your data. You’ll then learn ways of extracting and representing grammatical information, such as dependency parsing and anaphora resolution, discover different ways of representing the semantics using bag-of-words, TF-IDF, word embeddings, and BERT, and develop skills for text classification using keywords, SVMs, LSTMs, and other techniques. As you advance, you’ll also see how to extract information from text, implement unsupervised and supervised techniques for topic modeling, and perform topic modeling of short texts, such as tweets. Additionally, the book shows you how to develop chatbots using NLTK and Rasa and visualize text data. By the end of this NLP book, you’ll have developed the skills to use a powerful set of tools for text processing.What you will learnBecome well-versed with basic and advanced NLP techniques in PythonRepresent grammatical information in text using spaCy, and semantic information using bag-of-words, TF-IDF, and word embeddingsPerform text classification using different methods, including SVMs and LSTMsExplore different techniques for topic modeling such as K-means, LDA, NMF, and BERTWork with visualization techniques such as NER and word clouds for different NLP toolsBuild a basic chatbot using NLTK and RasaExtract information from text using regular expression techniques and statistical and deep learning toolsWho this book is forThis book is for data scientists and professionals who want to learn how to work with text. Intermediate knowledge of Python will help you to make the most out of this book. If you are an NLP practitioner, this book will serve as a code reference when working on your projects.
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Time Series Analysis with Python Cookbook
Perform time series analysis and forecasting confidently with this Python code bank and reference manualKey FeaturesExplore forecasting and anomaly detection techniques using statistical, machine learning, and deep learning algorithmsLearn different techniques for evaluating, diagnosing, and optimizing your modelsWork with a variety of complex data with trends, multiple seasonal patterns, and irregularitiesBook DescriptionTime series data is everywhere, available at a high frequency and volume. It is complex and can contain noise, irregularities, and multiple patterns, making it crucial to be well-versed with the techniques covered in this book for data preparation, analysis, and forecasting. This book covers practical techniques for working with time series data, starting with ingesting time series data from various sources and formats, whether in private cloud storage, relational databases, non-relational databases, or specialized time series databases such as InfluxDB. Next, you'll learn strategies for handling missing data, dealing with time zones and custom business days, and detecting anomalies using intuitive statistical methods, followed by more advanced unsupervised ML models. The book will also explore forecasting using classical statistical models such as Holt-Winters, SARIMA, and VAR. The recipes will present practical techniques for handling non-stationary data, using power transforms, ACF and PACF plots, and decomposing time series data with multiple seasonal patterns. Later, you'll work with ML and DL models using TensorFlow and PyTorch. Finally, you'll learn how to evaluate, compare, optimize models, and more using the recipes covered in the book.What you will learnUnderstand what makes time series data different from other dataApply various imputation and interpolation strategies for missing dataImplement different models for univariate and multivariate time seriesUse different deep learning libraries such as TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorchPlot interactive time series visualizations using hvPlotExplore state-space models and the unobserved components model (UCM)Detect anomalies using statistical and machine learning methodsForecast complex time series with multiple seasonal patternsWho this book is forThis book is for data analysts, business analysts, data scientists, data engineers, or Python developers who want practical Python recipes for time series analysis and forecasting techniques. Fundamental knowledge of Python programming is required. Although having a basic math and statistics background will be beneficial, it is not necessary. Prior experience working with time series data to solve business problems will also help you to better utilize and apply the different recipes in this book.
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Python for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook
Harness the power of Python libraries to transform freely available financial market data into algorithmic trading strategies and deploy them into a live trading environmentKey FeaturesFollow practical Python recipes to acquire, visualize, and store market data for market researchDesign, backtest, and evaluate the performance of trading strategies using professional techniquesDeploy trading strategies built in Python to a live trading environment with API connectivityPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionDiscover how Python has made algorithmic trading accessible to non-professionals with unparalleled expertise and practical insights from Jason Strimpel, founder of PyQuant News and a seasoned professional with global experience in trading and risk management. This book guides you through from the basics of quantitative finance and data acquisition to advanced stages of backtesting and live trading.Detailed recipes will help you leverage the cutting-edge OpenBB SDK to gather freely available data for stocks, options, and futures, and build your own research environment using lightning-fast storage techniques like SQLite, HDF5, and ArcticDB. This book shows you how to use SciPy and statsmodels to identify alpha factors and hedge risk, and construct momentum and mean-reversion factors. You’ll optimize strategy parameters with walk-forward optimization using vectorbt and construct a production-ready backtest using Zipline Reloaded. Implementing all that you’ve learned, you’ll set up and deploy your algorithmic trading strategies in a live trading environment using the Interactive Brokers API, allowing you to stream tick-level data, submit orders, and retrieve portfolio details.By the end of this algorithmic trading book, you'll not only have grasped the essential concepts but also the practical skills needed to implement and execute sophisticated trading strategies using Python.What you will learnAcquire and process freely available market data with the OpenBB PlatformBuild a research environment and populate it with financial market dataUse machine learning to identify alpha factors and engineer them into signalsUse VectorBT to find strategy parameters using walk-forward optimizationBuild production-ready backtests with Zipline Reloaded and evaluate factor performanceSet up the code framework to connect and send an order to Interactive BrokersWho this book is forPython for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook equips traders, investors, and Python developers with code to design, backtest, and deploy algorithmic trading strategies. You should have experience investing in the stock market, knowledge of Python data structures, and a basic understanding of using Python libraries like pandas. This book is also ideal for individuals with Python experience who are already active in the market or are aspiring to be.
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Python for Finance Cookbook
Solve common and not-so-common financial problems using Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and pandasKey FeaturesUse powerful Python libraries such as pandas, NumPy, and SciPy to analyze your financial dataExplore unique recipes for financial data analysis and processing with PythonEstimate popular financial models such as CAPM and GARCH using a problem-solution approachBook DescriptionPython is one of the most popular programming languages used in the financial industry, with a huge set of accompanying libraries.In this book, you'll cover different ways of downloading financial data and preparing it for modeling. You'll calculate popular indicators used in technical analysis, such as Bollinger Bands, MACD, RSI, and backtest automatic trading strategies. Next, you'll cover time series analysis and models, such as exponential smoothing, ARIMA, and GARCH (including multivariate specifications), before exploring the popular CAPM and the Fama-French three-factor model. You'll then discover how to optimize asset allocation and use Monte Carlo simulations for tasks such as calculating the price of American options and estimating the Value at Risk (VaR). In later chapters, you'll work through an entire data science project in the financial domain. You'll also learn how to solve the credit card fraud and default problems using advanced classifiers such as random forest, XGBoost, LightGBM, and stacked models. You'll then be able to tune the hyperparameters of the models and handle class imbalance. Finally, you'll focus on learning how to use deep learning (PyTorch) for approaching financial tasks.By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to effectively analyze financial data using a recipe-based approach.What you will learnDownload and preprocess financial data from different sourcesBacktest the performance of automatic trading strategies in a real-world settingEstimate financial econometrics models in Python and interpret their resultsUse Monte Carlo simulations for a variety of tasks such as derivatives valuation and risk assessmentImprove the performance of financial models with the latest Python librariesApply machine learning and deep learning techniques to solve different financial problemsUnderstand the different approaches used to model financial time series dataWho this book is forThis book is for financial analysts, data analysts, and Python developers who want to learn how to implement a broad range of tasks in the finance domain. Data scientists looking to devise intelligent financial strategies to perform efficient financial analysis will also find this book useful. Working knowledge of the Python programming language is mandatory to grasp the concepts covered in the book effectively.
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Python for Finance Cookbook
Use modern Python libraries such as pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn and popular machine learning and deep learning methods to solve financial modeling problemsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF formatKey FeaturesExplore unique recipes for financial data processing and analysis with PythonApply classical and machine learning approaches to financial time series analysisCalculate various technical analysis indicators and backtest trading strategiesBook DescriptionPython is one of the most popular programming languages in the financial industry, with a huge collection of accompanying libraries. In this new edition of the Python for Finance Cookbook, you will explore classical quantitative finance approaches to data modeling, such as GARCH, CAPM, factor models, as well as modern machine learning and deep learning solutions.You will use popular Python libraries that, in a few lines of code, provide the means to quickly process, analyze, and draw conclusions from financial data. In this new edition, more emphasis was put on exploratory data analysis to help you visualize and better understand financial data. While doing so, you will also learn how to use Streamlit to create elegant, interactive web applications to present the results of technical analyses.Using the recipes in this book, you will become proficient in financial data analysis, be it for personal or professional projects. You will also understand which potential issues to expect with such analyses and, more importantly, how to overcome them.What you will learnPreprocess, analyze, and visualize financial dataExplore time series modeling with statistical (exponential smoothing, ARIMA) and machine learning modelsUncover advanced time series forecasting algorithms such as Meta's ProphetUse Monte Carlo simulations for derivatives valuation and risk assessmentExplore volatility modeling using univariate and multivariate GARCH modelsInvestigate various approaches to asset allocationLearn how to approach ML-projects using an example of default predictionExplore modern deep learning models such as Google's TabNet, Amazon's DeepAR and NeuralProphetWho this book is forThis book is intended for financial analysts, data analysts and scientists, and Python developers with a familiarity with financial concepts. You'll learn how to correctly use advanced approaches for analysis, avoid potential pitfalls and common mistakes, and reach correct conclusions for a broad range of finance problems.Working knowledge of the Python programming language (particularly libraries such as pandas and NumPy) is necessary.
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Python GUI Programming Cookbook
Over 90 recipes to help you develop widgets, forms, layouts, charts, and much more using the latest features of Python 3Key FeaturesUse object-oriented programming to develop impressive GUIs in PythonCreate interesting charts to visually represent data using MatplotlibDevelop GUIs with the latest versions of tkinter, PyQt5, and wxPython frameworksBook DescriptionPython is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language that is easy to learn and implement. With its wide support for frameworks to develop GUIs, you can build interactive and beautiful GUI-based applications easily using Python. This third edition of Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create effective GUIs with the smallest amount of code. Every recipe in this book builds upon the last to create an entire, real-life GUI application. These recipes also help you solve problems that you might encounter while developing GUIs. This book mainly focuses on using Python’s built-in tkinter GUI framework. You'll learn how to create GUIs in Python using simple programming styles and object-oriented programming (OOP). As you add more widgets and expand your GUI, you will learn how to connect to networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance the functionality of your GUI. You’ll also learn how to use threading to ensure that your GUI doesn't become unresponsive. Toward the end, you’ll learn about the versatile PyQt GUI framework, which comes along with its own visual editor that allows you to design GUIs using drag and drop features. By the end of the book, you’ll be an expert in designing Python GUIs and be able to develop a variety of GUI applications with ease.What you will learnCreate amazing GUIs with Python's built-in tkinter moduleCustomize GUIs using layout managers to arrange GUI widgetsAdvance from the typical waterfall coding style to an OOP style using PythonDevelop beautiful charts using the free Matplotlib Python moduleUse threading in a networked environment to make GUIs responsiveDiscover ways to connect GUIs to a MySQL databaseUnderstand how unit tests can be created and internationalize GUIDelve into the world of GUI creation using PyQt5Who this book is forIf you’re a programmer or developer looking to enhance your Python skills by writing powerful GUI applications, this book is for you. Familiarity with the Python programming language is necessary to get the most out of the book.
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Python Automation Cookbook
Step-by-step instructions which take you through each program to automate monotonous tasks with Python 3.7Key FeaturesAutomate integral business processes such as report generation, email marketing, and lead generationBuild your first web application that scrapes data and accesses websites' APIsCreate graphic-rich charts, graphs, and maps using MatplotlibBook DescriptionHave 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.What you will learnGet to grips with scraping a website to detect changesSearch and process raw sales files to aggregate information in spreadsheetsExplore techniques to extract information from an Excel spreadsheet and generate exciting reports with graphsDiscover the techniques required to generate random, print-friendly codes to be used as single-use couponsAutomatically generate a marketing campaign, contacting the recipients over different channelsIdentify and implement precise solutionsWho this book is forThe Python Automation Cookbook is for you if you are a developer or anyone who wants to automate monotonous manual tasks related to fields such as finance, sales, and HR, among others.
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Wireless Cookbook
Wireless networking combines two complex technologies - networking and radio frequencies - making it a challenging yet rewarding area to explore. The Wireless Cookbook provides those skills through a hands-on, project-based approach designed for hobbyists, educators, and Linux enthusiasts. This book uses accessible step-by-step recipes to teach readers about Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Long Range (LoRa) technologies through practical, feature-rich projects built with Raspberry Pi and other single-board computers (SBCs). Each chapter presents a self-contained project, guiding readers from foundational concepts to real-world applications as they gain fluency in Python and essential Linux tools, all while uncovering the capabilities of modern SBCs. Unlike theoretical guides, The Wireless Cookbook emphasizes functional, customizable projects you can use in daily life or expand into your own creations, providing the knowledge and confidence to experiment with cutting-edge technologies. Covers the fundamentals of the 802.11 wireless (Wi-Fi) protocol, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Long Range (LoRa) wireless, and the LoRaWAN protocol in depth.
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Modern Python Standard Library Cookbook
Build optimized applications in Python by smartly implementing the standard libraryKey FeaturesStrategic recipes for effective application development in PythonTechniques to create GUIs and implement security through cryptographyBest practices for developing readily scalable, production-ready applicationsBook DescriptionThe Python 3 Standard Library is a vast array of modules that you can use for developing various kinds of applications. It contains an exhaustive list of libraries, and this book will help you choose the best one to address specific programming problems in Python.The Modern Python Standard Library Cookbook begins with recipes on containers and data structures and guides you in performing effective text management in Python. You will find Python recipes for command-line operations, networking, filesystems and directories, and concurrent execution. You will learn about Python security essentials in Python and get to grips with various development tools for debugging, benchmarking, inspection, error reporting, and tracing. The book includes recipes to help you create graphical user interfaces for your application. You will learn to work with multimedia components and perform mathematical operations on date and time. The recipes will also show you how to deploy different searching and sorting algorithms on your data.By the end of the book, you will have acquired the skills needed to write clean code in Python and develop applications that meet your needs.What you will learnStore multiple values per key in associative containersCreate interactive character-based user interfacesWork with native time and display data for your time zoneRead/write SGML family languages, both as a SAX and DOM parser to meet file sizes and other requirementsGroup equivalent items using itertools and sorted features togetherUse partials to create unary functions out of multi-argument functionsImplement hashing algorithms to store passwords in a safe wayWho this book is forIf you are a developer who wants to write highly responsive, manageable, scalable, and resilient code in Python, this book is for you. Prior programming knowledge in Python will help you make the most out of the book.
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Python Audio Cookbook
The Python Audio Cookbook offers an introduction to Python for sound and multimedia applications, with chapters that cover writing your first Python programs, controlling Pyo with physical computing, and writing your own GUI, among many others.Guiding the reader through a variety of audio synthesis techniques, the book empowers readers to combine their projects with popular platforms, from the Arduino to Twitter, and state-of-the-art practices such as AI. The Python Audio Cookbook balances accessible explanations for theoretical concepts, including Python syntax, audio processing and machine learning, with practical applications. This book is an essential introductory guide to Python for sound and multimedia practitioners, as well as programmers interested in audio applications.
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Hands-On Software Engineering with Python
Grow your software engineering discipline, incorporating and mastering design, development, testing, and deployment best practices examples in a realistic Python project structure.Key FeaturesUnderstand what makes Software Engineering a discipline, distinct from basic programmingGain practical insight into updating, refactoring, and scaling an existing Python systemImplement robust testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-ready architecture decisionsBook DescriptionSoftware engineering is more than coding; it’s the strategic design and continuous improvement of systems that serve real-world needs. This newly updated second edition of Hands-On Software Engineering with Python expands on its foundational approach to help you grow into a senior or staff-level engineering role.Fully revised for today’s Python ecosystem, this edition includes updated tooling, practices, and architectural patterns. You’ll explore key changes across five minor Python versions, examine new features like dataclasses and type hinting, and evaluate modern tools such as Poetry, pytest, and GitHub Actions. A new chapter introduces high-performance computing in Python, and the entire development process is enhanced with cloud-readiness in mind.You’ll follow a complete redesign and refactor of a multi-tier system from the first edition, gaining insight into how software evolves—and what it takes to do that responsibly. From system modeling and SDLC phases to data persistence, testing, and CI/CD automation, each chapter builds your engineering mindset while updating your hands-on skills.By the end of this book, you'll have mastered modern Python software engineering practices and be equipped to revise and future-proof complex systems with confidence.What you will learnDistinguish software engineering from general programmingBreak down and apply each phase of the SDLC to Python systemsCreate system models to plan architecture before writing codeApply Agile, Scrum, and other modern development methodologiesUse dataclasses, pydantic, and schemas for robust data modelingSet up CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and cloud build toolsWrite and structure unit, integration, and end-to-end testsEvaluate and integrate tools like Poetry, pytest, and DockerWho this book is forThis book is for Python developers with a basic grasp of software development who want to grow into senior or staff-level engineering roles. It’s ideal for professionals looking to deepen their understanding of software architecture, system modeling, testing strategies, and cloud-aware development. Familiarity with core Python programming is required, as the book focuses on applying engineering principles to maintain, extend, and modernize real-world systems.
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Qt5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook
Over 60 recipes to help you design interactive, smart, and cross-platform GUI applicationsKey Features Get succinct QT solutions to pressing GUI programming problems in Python Learn how to effectively implement reactive programming Build customized applications that are robust and reliableBook DescriptionPyQt is one of the best cross-platform interface toolkits currently available; it's stable, mature, and completely native. If you want control over all aspects of UI elements, PyQt is what you need. This book will guide you through every concept necessary to create fully functional GUI applications using PyQt, with only a few lines of code.As you expand your GUI using more widgets, you will cover networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance its functionality. Next, the book guides you in using Qt Designer to design user interfaces and implementing and testing dialogs, events, the clipboard, and drag and drop functionality to customize your GUI. You will learn a variety of topics, such as look and feel customization, GUI animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. Lastly, the book takes you through how Qt5 can help you to create cross-platform apps that are compatible with Android and iOS. You will be able to develop functional and appealing software using PyQt through interesting and fun recipes that will expand your knowledge of GUIsWhat you will learn Use basic Qt components, such as a radio button, combo box, and sliders Use QSpinBox and sliders to handle different signals generated on mouse clicks Work with different Qt layouts to meet user interface requirements Create custom widgets and set up customizations in your GUI Perform asynchronous I/O operations and thread handling in the Python GUI Employ network concepts, internet browsing, and Google Maps in UI Use graphics rendering and implement animation in your GUI Make your GUI application compatible with Android and iOS devicesWho this book is forIf you’re an intermediate Python programmer wishing to enhance your coding skills by writing powerful GUIs in Python using PyQT, this is the book for you.
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Python Audio Cookbook
The Python Audio Cookbook offers an introduction to Python for sound and multimedia applications, with chapters that cover writing your first Python programs, controlling Pyo with physical computing, and writing your own GUI, among many others.Guiding the reader through a variety of audio synthesis techniques, the book empowers readers to combine their projects with popular platforms, from the Arduino to Twitter, and state-of-the-art practices such as AI. The Python Audio Cookbook balances accessible explanations for theoretical concepts, including Python syntax, audio processing and machine learning, with practical applications. This book is an essential introductory guide to Python for sound and multimedia practitioners, as well as programmers interested in audio applications.
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Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing
This first-of-a-kind textbook provides computational tools in state-of-the-art OOPs Python that are fundamental to quantum information, quantum computing, linear algebra and one-dimensional spin half condensed matter systems. Over 104 subroutines are included, and the codes are aided by mathematical comments to enhance clarity. Suitable for beginner and advanced readers alike, students and researchers will find this textbook to be a helpful guide and a compendium which they can readily use.Features Includes over 104 codes in OOPs Python, all of which can be used either as a standalone program or integrated with any other main program without any issues. Every parameter in the input, output and execution has been provided while keeping both beginner and advanced users in mind. The output of every program is explained thoroughly with detailed examples. Detailed mathematical commenting is done alongside the code which enhances clarity about the flow and working of the code.
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Maya Programming with Python Cookbook
Master complex workflows and conquer the world with Python and MayaAbout This Book• Improve your modelling skills and reduce your scripting problems using Python in Maya• Learn to communicate with web applications using Python for easier team development• A quick and practical answer to every problem you can have whilst scripting in Maya with PythonWho This Book Is ForThis book is for Python developers who have just started scripting with Maya.What You Will Learn• Find out how to use Python scripting to automate tedious tasks• Create functional user interfaces to make scripts easy to share with others• Add new functionality to Maya via the power of scripting• Import and export arbitrary data into and out of Maya• Improve your workflow, and that of your team• Create custom create custom controls to make rigs that are easy to work with• Implement a system to render 3D assets for isometric games• Use script jobs to trigger actions automatically in response to user interaction• Open a command port to allow other applications to communicate with MayaIn DetailMaya is a 3D graphics and animation software, used to develop interactive 3D applications and games with stupendous visual effects. The Maya Programming with Python Cookbook is all about creating fast, powerful automation systems with minimum coding using Maya Python. With the help of insightful and essential recipes, this book will help you improve your modelling skills. Expand your development options and overcome scripting problems encountered whilst developing code in Maya. Right from the beginning, get solutions to complex development concerns faced when implementing as parts of build.Style and approachThis book is comprised of a set of practical recipes, grouped under specific topics, which can be referred to independently or in sequence. These recipes provide quick solutions to common problems, and cover most of the real-world scenarios that developers are likely to face when working with Maya.
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Art of Feature Engineering
When machine learning engineers work with data sets, they may find the results aren't as good as they need. Instead of improving the model or collecting more data, they can use the feature engineering process to help improve results by modifying the data's features to better capture the nature of the problem. This practical guide to feature engineering is an essential addition to any data scientist's or machine learning engineer's toolbox, providing new ideas on how to improve the performance of a machine learning solution. Beginning with the basic concepts and techniques, the text builds up to a unique cross-domain approach that spans data on graphs, texts, time series, and images, with fully worked out case studies. Key topics include binning, out-of-fold estimation, feature selection, dimensionality reduction, and encoding variable-length data. The full source code for the case studies is available on a companion website as Python Jupyter notebooks.
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Python 3 Text Processing with NLTK 3 Cookbook
This book is intended for Python programmers interested in learning how to do natural language processing. Maybe you've learned the limits of regular expressions the hard way, or you've realized that human language cannot be deterministically parsed like a computer language. Perhaps you have more text than you know what to do with, and need automated ways to analyze and structure that text. This Cookbook will show you how to train and use statistical language models to process text in ways that are practically impossible with standard programming tools. A basic knowledge of Python and the basic text processing concepts is expected. Some experience with regular expressions will also be helpful.
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Python Data Visualization Cookbook
This book is written in a Cookbook style targeted towards an advanced audience. It covers the advanced topics of data visualization in Python. Python Data Visualization Cookbook is for developers that already know about Python programming in general. If you have heard about data visualization but you don't know where to start, then this book will guide you from the start and help you understand data, data formats, data visualization, and how to use Python to visualize data.You will need to know some general programming concepts, and any kind of programming experience will be helpful, but the code in this book is explained almost line by line. You don't need maths for this book, every concept that is introduced is thoroughly explained in plain English, and references are available for further interest in the topic.
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What Every Engineer Should Know About Python
Engineers across all disciplines can benefit from learning Python. This powerful programming language enables engineers to enhance their skill sets and perform more sophisticated work in less time, whether in engineering analysis, system design and development, integration and testing, machine learning and other artificial intelligence applications, project management, or other areas. What Every Engineer Should Know About Python offers students and practicing engineers a straightforward and practical introduction to Python for technical programming and broader uses to enhance productivity. It focuses on the core features of Python most relevant to engineering tasks, avoids computer science jargon, and emphasizes writing useful software while effectively leveraging generative AI.Features examples tied to real-world engineering scenarios that are easily adaptedExplains how to leverage the vast ecosystem of open-source Python packages for scientific applications, rather than developing new software from scratchCovers the incorporation of Python into engineering designs and systems, whether web-based, desktop, or embeddedProvides guidance on optimizing generative AI with Python, including case study examplesDescribes software tool environments and development practices for the rapid creation of high-quality softwareDemonstrates how Python can improve personal and organizational productivity through workflow automationDirects readers to further resources for exploring advanced Python featuresThis practical and concise book serves as a self-contained introduction for engineers and readers from scientific disciplines who are new to programming or to Python.
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Python GUI Programming Cookbook
Over 80 object-oriented recipes to help you create mind-blowing GUIs in PythonAbout This Book• Use object-oriented programming to develop amazing GUIs in Python• Create a working GUI project as a central resource for developing your Python GUIs• Packed with easy-to-follow recipes to help you develop code using the latest released version of PythonWho This Book Is ForIf you are a Python programmer with intermediate level knowledge of GUI programming and want to learn how to create beautiful, effective, and responsive GUIs using the freely available Python GUI frameworks, this book is for you.What You Will Learn• Create amazing GUIs with Python's built-in Tkinter module• Customize the GUIs by using layout managers to arrange the GUI widgets• Advance to an object-oriented programming style using Python• Develop beautiful charts using the free Matplotlib Python module• Use threading in a networked environment to make the GUIs responsive• Discover ways to connect the GUIs to a database• Understand how unit tests can be created and internationalize the GUI• Extend the GUIs with free Python frameworks using best practices In DetailPython 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. Its flexible syntax enables developers to write short scripts while at the same time, they can use object-oriented concepts to develop very large projects.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 uses the simplest programming style, using the fewest lines of code to create a GUI in Python, and then advances to using object-oriented programming in later chapters. If you are new to object-oriented programming (OOP), this book will teach you how to take advantage of the OOP coding style in the context of creating GUIs written in Python.Throughout the book, you will develop an entire GUI application, building recipe upon recipe, connecting the GUI to a database. In the later chapters, you will explore additional Python GUI frameworks, using best practices. You will also learn how to use threading to ensure your GUI doesn't go unresponsive.By the end of the book, you will be an expert in Python GUI programming to develop a common set of GUI applications.Style and approachEvery recipe in this programming cookbook solves a problem you might encounter in your programming career. At the same time, most of the recipes build on each other to create an entire, real-life GUI application.
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What Every Engineer Should Know About Python
Engineers across all disciplines can benefit from learning Python. This powerful programming language enables engineers to enhance their skill sets and perform more sophisticated work in less time, whether in engineering analysis, system design and development, integration and testing, machine learning and other artificial intelligence applications, project management, or other areas. What Every Engineer Should Know About Python offers students and practicing engineers a straightforward and practical introduction to Python for technical programming and broader uses to enhance productivity. It focuses on the core features of Python most relevant to engineering tasks, avoids computer science jargon, and emphasizes writing useful software while effectively leveraging generative AI.Features examples tied to real-world engineering scenarios that are easily adaptedExplains how to leverage the vast ecosystem of open-source Python packages for scientific applications, rather than developing new software from scratchCovers the incorporation of Python into engineering designs and systems, whether web-based, desktop, or embeddedProvides guidance on optimizing generative AI with Python, including case study examplesDescribes software tool environments and development practices for the rapid creation of high-quality softwareDemonstrates how Python can improve personal and organizational productivity through workflow automationDirects readers to further resources for exploring advanced Python featuresThis practical and concise book serves as a self-contained introduction for engineers and readers from scientific disciplines who are new to programming or to Python.
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Python Data Analysis Cookbook
Over 140 practical recipes to help you make sense of your data with ease and build production-ready data appsAbout This Book• Analyze Big Data sets, create attractive visualizations, and manipulate and process various data types• Packed with rich recipes to help you learn and explore amazing algorithms for statistics and machine learning• Authored by Ivan Idris, expert in python programming and proud author of eight highly reviewed booksWho This Book Is ForThis book teaches Python data analysis at an intermediate level with the goal of transforming you from journeyman to master. Basic Python and data analysis skills and affinity are assumed.What You Will Learn• Set up reproducible data analysis• Clean and transform data• Apply advanced statistical analysis• Create attractive data visualizations• Web scrape and work with databases, Hadoop, and Spark• Analyze images and time series data• Mine text and analyze social networks• Use machine learning and evaluate the results• Take advantage of parallelism and concurrencyIn DetailData analysis is a rapidly evolving field and Python is a multi-paradigm programming language suitable for object-oriented application development and functional design patterns. As Python offers a range of tools and libraries for all purposes, it has slowly evolved as the primary language for data science, including topics on: data analysis, visualization, and machine learning.Python Data Analysis Cookbook focuses on reproducibility and creating production-ready systems. You will start with recipes that set the foundation for data analysis with libraries such as matplotlib, NumPy, and pandas. You will learn to create visualizations by choosing color maps and palettes then dive into statistical data analysis using distribution algorithms and correlations. You'll then help you find your way around different data and numerical problems, get to grips with Spark and HDFS, and then set up migration scripts for web mining.In this book, you will dive deeper into recipes on spectral analysis, smoothing, and bootstrapping methods. Moving on, you will learn to rank stocks and check market efficiency, then work with metrics and clusters. You will achieve parallelism to improve system performance by using multiple threads and speeding up your code.By the end of the book, you will be capable of handling various data analysis techniques in Python and devising solutions for problem scenarios.Style and ApproachThe book is written in “cookbook” style striving for high realism in data analysis. Through the recipe-based format, you can read each recipe separately as required and immediately apply the knowledge gained.
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Azure Data Engineering Cookbook
Nearly 80 recipes to help you collect and transform data from multiple sources into a single data source, making it way easier to perform analytics on the dataKey FeaturesBuild data pipelines from scratch and find solutions to common data engineering problemsLearn how to work with Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, and Synapse AnalyticsMonitor and maintain your data engineering pipelines using Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and Azure PurviewBook DescriptionThe famous quote 'Data is the new oil' seems more true every day as the key to most organizations' long-term success lies in extracting insights from raw data. One of the major challenges organizations face in leveraging value out of data is building performant data engineering pipelines for data visualization, ingestion, storage, and processing. This second edition of the immensely successful book by Ahmad Osama brings to you several recent enhancements in Azure data engineering and shares approximately 80 useful recipes covering common scenarios in building data engineering pipelines in Microsoft Azure.You'll explore recipes from Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces Gen 2 and get to grips with Synapse Spark pools, SQL Serverless pools, Synapse integration pipelines, and Synapse data flows. You'll also understand Synapse SQL Pool optimization techniques in this second edition. Besides Synapse enhancements, you'll discover helpful tips on managing Azure SQL Database and learn about security, high availability, and performance monitoring. Finally, the book takes you through overall data engineering pipeline management, focusing on monitoring using Log Analytics and tracking data lineage using Azure Purview.By the end of this book, you'll be able to build superior data engineering pipelines along with having an invaluable go-to guide.What you will learnProcess data using Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse AnalyticsPerform data transformation using Azure Synapse data flowsPerform common administrative tasks in Azure SQL DatabaseBuild effective Synapse SQL pools which can be consumed by Power BIMonitor Synapse SQL and Spark pools using Log AnalyticsTrack data lineage using Microsoft Purview integration with pipelinesWho this book is forThis book is for data engineers, data architects, database administrators, and data professionals who want to get well versed with the Azure data services for building data pipelines. Basic understanding of cloud and data engineering concepts will help in getting the most out of this book.
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Python and AWS Cookbook
If you intend to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) for remote computing and storage, Python is an ideal programming language for developing applications and controlling your cloud-based infrastructure. This cookbook gets you started with more than two dozen recipes for using Python with AWS, based on the author's boto library. You'll find detailed recipes for working with the S3 storage service as well as EC2, the service that lets you design and build cloud applications. Each recipe includes a code solution you can use immediately, along with a discussion of why and how the recipe works. You also get detailed advice for using boto with AWS and other cloud services. This book's recipes include methods to help you: Launch instances on EC2, and keep track of them with tags Associate an Elastic IP address with an instance Restore a failed Elastic Block Store volume from a snapshot Store and monitor your own custom metrics in CloudWatch Create a bucket in S3 to contain your data objects Reduce the cost of storing noncritical data Prevent accidental deletion of data in S3
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