Learn how to speed up slow Python code with concurrent programming and the cutting-edge asyncio library.Use coroutines and tasks alongside async/await syntax to run code concurrentlyBuild web APIs and make concurrency web requests with aiohttpRun thousands of SQL queries concurrentlyCreate a map-reduce job that can process gigabytes of data concurrentlyUse threading with asyncio to mix blocking code with asyncio codePython is fle...

From the “former sex worker taking Hollywood by storm” (The Daily Beast), comes a candid and hilarious memoir of sex work, shame, and self-discovery set in the colorful world of live-streaming camgirls. At twenty-three, Isa Mazzei was just like any other college graduate: broke, lacking purpose, and searching for an identity. She was also a compulsive seductress with a reputation as a slut and heartbreaker. One day, while working a low-paying retail job, she had a revelation: why not embra...

It's hard being a good witch when your clients want bad magic.I'm a witch. Not a powerful witch, mind, but as Grandma liked to say, it's all in the kindness, not the power. Grandma is gone now, but her dream of having a witch shop lives with me. So, when the opportunity to run my own shop presents itself, I move across the country to take it, no questions asked.But maybe I should have.The sexy local bounty hunter shifter thinks I'm up to no good, my...

How far would you travel for love?Intelligent but isolated recent physics graduate Annie Fisk feels an undeniable pull toward space. Her childhood memories dimmed by loss, she has left behind her home, her family, and her first love in pursuit of intellectual fulfillment. When she finally lands a job as a NASA secretary during the Apollo 11 mission, the work is everything she dreamed, and while she feels a budding attraction to one of the engineers, she ca...

This book provides a structured introduction to algorithms and data structures through practical examples in Python, with a focus on LeetCode-style problems commonly used for technical preparation and the development of algorithmic thinking. The exposition is designed to help readers master not only a set of solutions, but also the logic of choosing an approach: from formulating the problem and identifying key constraints to selecting an appropriate data structure, designing an algorithm, ...

Data science libraries, frameworks, modules, and toolkits are great for doing data science, but they’re also a good way to dive into the discipline without actually understanding data science. With this updated second edition, you’ll learn how many of the most fundamental data science tools and algorithms work by implementing them from scratch.If you have an aptitude for mathematics and some programming skills, author Joel Grus will help you get comfortable with the math and statis...

In this hilarious non-fiction chapter book series, a savvy cockroach shares wise tips and tricks to surviving an encounter with a charming predator who may (or may not) want to be your friend.Celeste is a cockroach, and everyone knows that cockroaches are survivors, so who better to give advice on surviving an encounter with a polite predator? Everyone also knows that taking a moonlit promenade with a deadly reticulated python (named Frank) is a very bad idea. But ...

Understand how implementing different data structures and algorithms intelligently can make your Python code and applications more maintainable and efficientKey FeaturesExplore functional and reactive implementations of traditional and advanced data structuresApply a diverse range of algorithms in your Python codeImplement the skills you have learned to maximize the performance of your applicationsBook Description...

Java for Python Programmers: Book 1 is a structured introduction to Java for learners who already know some Python and want to build a solid foundation without starting from zero. Designed as a hybrid textbook-workbook, it combines clear explanations, side-by-side comparisons, Python Bridge notes, guided exercises, self-checks, reviews, and end-of-level projects.Across five carefully sequenced levels, readers move from first contact with Java to core programming fundamentals, inclu...

SummaryDeep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the TechnologyMach...

Best-selling author Al Sweigart shows you how to easily build over 80 fun programs with minimal code and maximum creativity.If you’ve mastered basic Python syntax and you’re ready to start writing programs, you’ll find The Big Book of Small Python Projects both enlightening and fun. This collection of 81 Python projects will have you making digital art, games, animations, counting programs, and more right away. Once you see how the code works, you’ll pract...

Go beyond foundational LangChain documentation with detailed coverage of LangGraph interfaces, design patterns for building AI agents, and scalable architectures used in production—ideal for Python developers building GenAI applicationsKey FeaturesBridge the gap between prototype and production with robust LangGraph agent architecturesApply enterprise-grade practices for testing, observability, and monitoringBuild specialized agents for softwar...