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Highlights
- Fast Python for Data Science is a hands-on guide to writing Python code that can process more data, faster, and with less resources.
- About the Author: Tiago Antao works in the field of genetics, analyzing very large datasets and implementing complex algorithms to process the data.
- 375 Pages
- Computers + Internet, Programming Languages
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About the Book
"Fast Python is a toolbox of techniques for speeding up Python, with an emphasis on big data applications ... For intermediate Python programmers familiar with the basics of concurrency."--Page 4 of cover.Book Synopsis
Fast Python for Data Science is a hands-on guide to writing Python code that can process more data, faster, and with less resources. It takes a holistic approach to Python performance, showing you how your code, libraries, and computing architecture interact and can be optimized together.
Written for experienced practitioners, Fast Python for Data Science dives right into practical solutions for improving computation and storage efficiency. You'll experiment with fun and interesting examples such as rewriting games in lower-level Cython and implementing a MapReduce framework from scratch. Finally, you'll go deep into Python GPU computing and learn how modern hardware has rehabilitated some former antipatterns and made counterintuitive ideas the most efficient way of working.
About the technology
Fast, accurate systems are vital for handling the huge datasets and complex analytical algorithms that are common in modern data science. Python programmers need to boost performance by writing faster pure-Python programs, optimizing the use of libraries, and utilizing modern multi-processor hardware; Fast Python for Data Science shows you how.
From the Back Cover
Fast Python for Data Science is a hands-on guide to writing Python code that can process more data, faster, and with less resources. It takes a holistic approach to Python performance, showing you how your code, libraries, and computing architecture interact and can be optimized together.
Written for experienced practitioners, this book dives right into practical solutions for improving computation and storage efficiency. You'll experiment with fun and interesting examples such as rewriting games in lower-level Cython and implementing a MapReduce framework from scratch. Finally, you'll go deep into Python GPU computing and learn how modern hardware has rehabilitated some former antipatterns and made counterintuitive ideas the most efficient way of working.
Review Quotes
"If you want to go beyond scripting in Python, you need this book." Brian S. Cole.
"If you need to improve the performance of your Python code, you need to read this book!" Lorenzo DeLeon
"I really like how the book walks you through interesting projects and code. I think that does a great job of demonstrating the concepts and giving you something to play with." Dana Robinson
"Explains the essential concepts required for using high performance Python." Biswanath Chowdhury
"A must have to speed up your Python code." Abhilash Babu Jyotheendra Babu
About the Author
Tiago Antao works in the field of genetics, analyzing very large datasets and implementing complex algorithms to process the data. He leverages Python with all its libraries to do scientific computing and data engineering tasks. He is one of the co-authors of Biopython, a major bioinformatics package written in Python. He holds a BE in informatics and a PhD in bioinformatics.