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Learn Python by Building Data Science Applications

By : Philipp Kats, David Katz
Book Image

Learn Python by Building Data Science Applications

By: Philipp Kats, David Katz

Overview of this book

Python is the most widely used programming language for building data science applications. Complete with step-by-step instructions, this book contains easy-to-follow tutorials to help you learn Python and develop real-world data science projects. The “secret sauce” of the book is its curated list of topics and solutions, put together using a range of real-world projects, covering initial data collection, data analysis, and production. This Python book starts by taking you through the basics of programming, right from variables and data types to classes and functions. You’ll learn how to write idiomatic code and test and debug it, and discover how you can create packages or use the range of built-in ones. You’ll also be introduced to the extensive ecosystem of Python data science packages, including NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, Altair, and Datashader. Furthermore, you’ll be able to perform data analysis, train models, and interpret and communicate the results. Finally, you’ll get to grips with structuring and scheduling scripts using Luigi and sharing your machine learning models with the world as a microservice. By the end of the book, you’ll have learned not only how to implement Python in data science projects, but also how to maintain and design them to meet high programming standards.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Python
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Section 2: Hands-On with Data
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Section 3: Moving to Production

Chapter 5

Can the if clause work with multiple (more than two) logical branches?

Yes! For that, you can use an additional keyword—elif. This way, you can have an unlimited number of logical branches, though it's recommended to use no more than four to five at a time.

What is the difference between for and while loops?

for loops are explicitly finite—they run for every element in a given iterable (although you can pass an infinite iterable if you need to). They are also meant to use that iterable.

while loops are explicitly infinite until certain criteria are met—so they are good if you don't know the number of iterations it would require to meet them (or want an explicitly infinite loop, which would be stopped from within the loop itself).

How can I loop through multiple (two or more) arrays of the same length? Or of different lengths?

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