For Python developers this is the clearest guide to the interactive world of Kivi, ideal for meeting modern expectations of tablets and smartphones. From building a UI to controlling complex multi-touch events, it s all here.Key FeaturesUse Kivy to implement apps and games in Python that run on multiple platformsDiscover how to build a User Interface (UI) through the Kivy LanguageGlue the UI components with the logic of the applications through...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionIf you are a Python developer who wants to create exciting and dynamic UI/UX applications that are compatible with multiple platforms, then this is the book for you. No prior experience with Kivy is required, although you should be familiar with Python and have a fair understanding of software engineering concepts such as inheritance, classes, and instances.What you will learnBuild responsive user interfaces...

If you need help writing programs in Python 3, or want to update older Python 2 code, this book is just the ticket. Packed with practical recipes written and tested with Python 3.3, this unique cookbook is for experienced Python programmers who want to focus on modern tools and idioms.Inside, you’ll find complete recipes for more than a dozen topics, covering the core Python language as well as tasks common to a wide variety of application domains. Each recipe contains code samples...

Machine learning has become an integral part of many commercial applications and research projects, but this field is not exclusive to large companies with extensive research teams. If you use Python, even as a beginner, this book will teach you practical ways to build your own machine learning solutions. With all the data available today, machine learning applications are limited only by your imagination.You’ll learn the steps necessary to create a successful machine-learning appl...

How can you take advantage of the Django framework to integrate complex client-side interactions and real-time features into your web applications? Through a series of rapid application development projects, this hands-on book shows experienced Django developers how to include REST APIs, WebSockets, and client-side MVC frameworks such as Backbone.js into new or existing projects.Learn how to make the most of Django’s decoupled design by choosing the components you need to build the...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than any other language, Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25 years old, Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business users. With popularity comes diversityâ??and possibly dilution.This guide, collaboratively written by over a hundred members of the Python community, describes best practices currently used by pa...

Learn the techniques for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, and other computer vision applications using examples on different functions of OpenCV.Key Features\[\*\] Learn how to apply complex visual effects to images with OpenCV 3.x and Python\[\*\] Extract features from an image and use them to develop advanced applications\[\*\] Build algorithms to help you understand image content and perform visual searches\[\*...

If you are a Python beginner who is looking to learn the language through interesting projects, this book is for you. A basic knowledge of programming and statistics is beneficial to get the most out of the book.

If you've mastered Python's fundamentals, you're ready to start using it to get real work done. Programming Python will show you how, with in-depth tutorials on the language's primary application domains: system administration, GUIs, and the Web. You'll also explore how Python is used in databases, networking, front-end scripting layers, text processing, and more. This book focuses on commonly used tools and libraries to give you a comprehensive understanding of Python’s many role...

This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the co...

Learn how to use Odoo, a resourceful, open source business application platform designed to transform and modernize your businessKey FeaturesConfigure, manage, and customize Odoo to fit the needs of your businessLearn about the new Odoo 8 website builder and e-commerce features that are seamlessly integrated with Odoo’s business applicationslPerform step-by-step configurations of the most important Odoo applications using real-world examples

To build electronic projects that can sense the physical world, you need to build circuits based around sensors: electronic components that react to physical phenomena by sending an electrical signal. Even with only basic electronic components, you can build useful and educational sensor projects.But if you incorporate Arduino or Raspberry Pi into your project, you can build much more sophisticated projects that can react in interesting ways and even connect to the Internet. This b...