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Unlocking Python

A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
By Ryan Mitchell
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A fun and practical guide to learning Python with a special focus on data science, web scraping, and web applications. In Unlocking Python: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners, veteran software engineer, educator, and author Ryan Mitchell delivers an intuitive, engaging, and practical roadmap to Python programming.... Read More
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A fun and practical guide to learning Python with a special focus on data science, web scraping, and web applications.

In Unlocking Python: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners, veteran software engineer, educator, and author Ryan Mitchell delivers an intuitive, engaging, and practical roadmap to Python programming. The author walks you through the vocabulary, tools, foundational knowledge, and occasional pop-culture references you'll need to hone your skills with this popular programming language.

You'll learn how to install and run Python on your own machine, get up and coding with the language quickly, and best practices for programming both independently and in the workplace. You'll also find:

  • Key concepts in computer and data science explained from the ground up.
  • Advanced Python topics such as logging, unit testing, multiprocessing, and interacting with databases.
  • Introductions to some of Python's most popular third-party libraries: Flask, Django, Scrapy, Scikit-Learn, Numpy, and Pandas.
  • Amusing anecdotes from the trenches of industry.

Perfect for tech-savvy professionals at any stage of their careers who are interested in diving into Python programming. Unlocking Python is also a must-read for readers who work in a technical role but are interested in getting more directly involved with programming, as well as non-Python programmers who want to apply their technical skill to a new language.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781394288496

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 448

Collections

Business & Entrepreneurship Business Leadership & Management Children’s, Teenage and Educational Computing & Technology Education & Reference Non-Fiction Ryan Mitchell Science & Nature

About the Author

RYAN MITCHELL is the author of Unlocking Python (Wiley), Web Scraping with Python (O’Reilly), and multiple courses on LinkedIn Learning including Python Essential Training. She holds a master’s degree in software engineering from Harvard University Extension School and has worked as principal software engineer and data scientist on the search team at the Gerson Lehrman Group for the last six years.

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