A hands-on guide to learning Python from an industry-leading expert

Unlocking Python: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners is a practical roadmap to Python programming. Software engineer and author Ryan Mitchell walks you through the vocabulary, tools, concepts, and skills you'll need to succeed with Python-whether you're brand-new to programming or coming to it from another language.

After showing you the basics of programming and the tools you'll be using, Mitchell explains foundational Python concepts in an easy-to-follow way-and throws in the occasional pop culture reference and anecdote from her time in the industry to keep things interesting. Unlocking Python is an accessible and essential read for independent coders and those working with larger teams.

Unlocking Python shows you how to:

• Use foundational computer science concepts to enhance your understanding of Python and its "behind the scenes" operations
• Get up and running with code samples demonstrating Python data structures, loops, functions, classes, and more
• Read and write data with files, databases, and logs
• Learn advanced Python features including unit testing, multithreading, multiprocessing, and exception handling
• Use popular third-party HTTP libraries such as Requests, Flask, Django, and Scrapy
• Do data science and machine learning with Sci-kit Learn, Numpy, Matplotlib, and Pandas