Table of contents : Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix
Chapter 1: Hello, World! 1 1.1 Introduction to Python 6 1.2 Python in a REPL 11 1.3 Python in a File 13 1.4 Python in a Shell Script 16 1.5 Python in a Web Browser 18
Chapter 2: Strings 35 2.1 String Basics 35 2.2 Concatenation and Interpolation 38 2.3 Printing 44 2.4 Length, Booleans, and Control Flow 46 2.5 Methods 56 2.6 String Iteration 62
Chapter 3: Lists 69 3.1 Splitting 69 3.2 List Access 71 3.3 List Slicing 74 3.4 More List Techniques 77 3.5 List Iteration 83 3.6 Tuples and Sets 86
Chapter 4: Other Native Objects 91 4.1 Math 91 4.2 Times and Datetimes 97 4.3 Regular Expressions 103 4.4 Dictionaries 109 4.5 Application: Unique Words 115
Chapter 5: Functions and Iterators 121 5.1 Function Definitions 121 5.2 Functions in a File 130 5.3 Iterators 138
Chapter 6: Functional Programming 149 6.1 List Comprehensions 150 6.2 List Comprehensions with Conditions 156 6.3 Dictionary Comprehensions 159 6.4 Generator and Set Comprehensions 163 6.5 Other Functional Techniques 165
Chapter 8: Testing and Test-Driven Development 191 8.1 Package Setup 192 8.2 Initial Test Coverage 197 8.3 Red 209 8.4 Green 214 8.5 Refactor 220
Chapter 9: Shell Scripts 231 9.1 Reading from Files 231 9.2 Reading from URLs 240 9.3 DOM Manipulation at the Command Line 245
Chapter 10: A Live Web Application 255 10.1 Setup 256 10.2 Site Pages 263 10.3 Layouts 271 10.4 Template Engine 280 10.5 Palindrome Detector 293 10.6 Conclusion 316
Chapter 11: Data Science 319 11.1 Data Science Setup 320 11.2 Numerical Computations with NumPy 327 11.3 Data Visualization with Matplotlib 338 11.4 Introduction to Data Analysis with pandas 353 11.5 pandas Example: Nobel Laureates 361 11.6 pandas Example: Titanic 377 11.7 Machine Learning with scikit-learn 386 11.8 Further Resources and Conclusion 403