Python All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1Book 1: Getting Started with Python 5Chapter 1: Starting with Python 7Chapter 2: Interactive Mode, Getting Help, Writing Apps 27Chapter 3: Python Elements and Syntax 49Chapter 4: Building Your First Python Application 61Book 2: Understanding Python Building Blocks 83Chapter 1: Working with Numbers, Text, and Dates 85Chapter 2: Controlling the Action 125Chapter 3: Speeding Along with Lists and Tuples 147Chapter 4: Cruising Massive Data with Dictionaries 169Chapter 5: Wrangling Bigger Chunks of Code 193Chapter 6: Doing Python with Class 213Chapter 7: Sidestepping Errors 247Book 3: Working with Python Libraries 265Chapter 1: Working with External Files 267Chapter 2: Juggling JSON Data 303Chapter 3: Interacting with the Internet 323Chapter 4: Libraries, Packages, and Modules 339Book 4: Using Artificial Intelligence in Python 353Chapter 1: Exploring Artificial Intelligence 355Chapter 2: Building a Neural Network in Python 365Chapter 3: Doing Machine Learning in Python 393Chapter 4: Exploring More AI in Python 415Book 5: Doing Data Science with Python 427Chapter 1: The Five Areas of Data Science 429Chapter 2: Exploring Big Data with Python 437Chapter 3: Using Big Data from the Google Cloud 451Book 6: Talking to Hardware with Python 469Chapter 1: Introduction to Physical Computing 471Chapter 2: No Soldering! Grove Connectors for Building Things 487Chapter 3: Sensing the World with Python: The World of I2C 505Chapter 4: Making Things Move with Python 537Book 7: Building Robots with Python 565Chapter 1: Introduction to Robotics 567Chapter 2: Building Your First Python Robot 575Chapter 3: Programming Your Robot Rover in Python 595Chapter 4: Using Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 623Index 647

John Shovic is a computer science faculty member at the University of Idaho. Alan Simpson is a web development professional and prolific tech author with over 100 publications to his credit.