Python for Programmers

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October 2022
9781683928171
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  • Publisher
    Mercury Learning and Information
  • Published
    31st October 2022
  • ISBN 9781683928171
  • Language English
  • Pages 276 pp.
  • Size 7" x 9"
$49.95
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August 2022
9781683928157
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  • Publisher
    Mercury Learning and Information
  • Published
    23rd August 2022
  • ISBN 9781683928157
  • Language English
  • Pages 276 pp.
  • Size 7" x 9"
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August 2022
9781683928164
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  • Publisher
    Mercury Learning and Information
  • Published
    23rd August 2022
  • ISBN 9781683928164
  • Language English
  • Pages 276 pp.
  • Size 7" x 9"
$119.95

This book is intended primarily for developers who have little or no experience with Python or Pandas. It contains a fast-paced introduction to Python and Python-based solutions to various tasks. Chapter 1 provides a quick tour of basic Python 3, followed by a chapter that shows how to work with loops and conditional logic in Python. Chapter 3 discusses data structures in Python, followed by a chapter that features code samples for tasks with strings and arrays in Python. Chapter 5 contains concepts in object-oriented programming, along with code samples that illustrate how they are implemented in Python. Chapter 6 introduces recursion and some fundamental topics in combinatorics. Finally, the appendix provides an introduction to Pandas. Companion files with code and figures are available for downloading from the publisher.

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  • Provides the reader with basic Python 3 and Pandas programming concepts
  • Companion files with code and figures

1: Introduction to Python
2: Conditional Logic in Python
3: Data Structures in Python
4: Strings and Arrays
5: Built-In Functions and Custom Classes
6: Recursion and Combinatorics
Appendix: Introduction to Pandas
Index

Oswald Campesato

Oswald Campesato specializes in Deep Learning, Python, Data Science, and generative AI. He is the author/co-author of over forty-five books including Google Gemini for Python, Large Language Models, and GPT-4 for Developers (all Mercury Learning).

Python; Pandas; programming; recursion; combinatorics; Computer Science