Learn Python by Building Data Science Applications: A fun, project-based guide to learning Python 3 while building real-world apps

Book Description
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.

What you will learn
Code in Python using Jupyter and VS Code
Explore the basics of coding – loops, variables, functions, and classes
Deploy continuous integration with Git, Bash, and DVC
Get to grips with Pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn
Perform data visualization with Matplotlib, Altair, and Datashader
Create a package out of your code using poetry and test it with PyTest
Make your machine learning model accessible to anyone with the web API
Who this book is for
If you want to learn Python or data science in a fun and engaging way, this book is for you. You’ll also find this book useful if you’re a high school student, researcher, analyst, or anyone with little or no coding experience with an interest in the subject and courage to learn, fail, and learn from failing. A basic understanding of how computers work will be useful.

Table of Contents
Preparing the workspace
First Steps in coding variables and data types
Functions
Data Structures
Loops and other compound statements
First script: Geocoding with Web APIs
Scraping Data from the Web with Beautiful Soup 4
Simulation with Classes and inheritance
Shell, Git, Conda, and More at Your Command
Python for Data Applications
Data cleaning and manipulation
Data Exploration and Visualization
Training a Machine Learning model
Improving your Models Metrics pipelines and experiments
Packaging and testing with poetry and pytest
Data Pipelines with Luigi
Lets build a dashboard
Serving models with Rest API
Serverless API using Chalice
Best practices and Python performance