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Graph Data Modeling in Python

By : Gary Hutson, Matt Jackson
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Graph Data Modeling in Python

By: Gary Hutson, Matt Jackson

Overview of this book

Graphs have become increasingly integral to powering the products and services we use in our daily lives, driving social media, online shopping recommendations, and even fraud detection. With this book, you’ll see how a good graph data model can help enhance efficiency and unlock hidden insights through complex network analysis. Graph Data Modeling in Python will guide you through designing, implementing, and harnessing a variety of graph data models using the popular open source Python libraries NetworkX and igraph. Following practical use cases and examples, you’ll find out how to design optimal graph models capable of supporting a wide range of queries and features. Moreover, you’ll seamlessly transition from traditional relational databases and tabular data to the dynamic world of graph data structures that allow powerful, path-based analyses. As well as learning how to manage a persistent graph database using Neo4j, you’ll also get to grips with adapting your network model to evolving data requirements. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to transform tabular data into powerful graph data models. In essence, you’ll build your knowledge from beginner to advanced-level practitioner in no time.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Getting Started with Graph Data Modeling
4
Part 2: Making the Graph Transition
7
Part 3: Storing and Productionizing Graphs
11
Part 4: Graphing Like a Pro

Part 1: Getting Started with Graph Data Modeling

This will be our first delve into graph data modelling in Python. This part covers what you need to know with regard to graph data modelling, such as why and when you need to use graphs; analyzing the fundamentals of graphs and how they are used in industry; and introducing the core packages you will be working with in these chapters, igraph and NetworkX.

Moving on from the fundamentals, we will then look at how to work with graph data models and work through a television recommendation use case as a Python pipeline.

This will serve as the entry-level part of this book and it has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Introducing Graphs in the Real World
  • Chapter 2, Working with Graph Data Models