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Job Ready Python

By Kimberly A. Weiss and Haythem Balti
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Job Ready Python is a practical guide that equips readers with essential Python skills tailored for immediate application in the workplace. Drawing from the acclaimed mthree Global Academy and Software Guild training programme, it covers Python basics, loops, data structures, object-oriented programming, and data processing. The book also provides detailed insights into ETL scripting and database handling using MySQL and MongoDB, along with clear, step-by-step methods for managing dates, times, CSV, and JSON files.
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Ideal for beginners seeking to enter the Python programming workforce and for developers wanting to refresh fundamental concepts with a practical focus.

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Offers readers a straightforward approach to learning Python that emphasizes hands-on and employable skills you can apply to real-world environments immediately.

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Get ready to take on Python with a practical and job-focused guide

Job Ready Python offers readers a straightforward and elegant approach to learning Python that emphasises hands-on and employable skills you can apply to real-world environments immediately.

Based on the renowned mthree Global Academy and Software Guild training program, this book will get you up to speed in the basics of Python, loops and data structures, object-oriented programming, and data processing. You’ll also get:

  • Thorough discussions of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) scripting in Python
  • Explorations of databases, including MySQL, and MongoDB—all commonly used database platforms in the field
  • Simple, step-by-step approaches to dealing with dates and times, CSV files, and JSON files

Ideal for Python newbies looking to make a transition to an exciting new career, Job Ready Python also belongs on the bookshelves of Python developers hoping to brush up on the fundamentals with an authoritative and practical new handbook.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781119817383

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 1361g

Pages: 688

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Haythem Balti Kimberly A. Weiss Non-Fiction

About the Author

HAYTHEM BALTI, PhD, is the associate dean at Wiley’s mthree academy. He has created courses used by thousands of Software Guild and mthree alumni to learn Go, Java, Python, and other development and data science skills.

KIMBERLY A. WEISS is a veteran course developer, specializing in Computer Science courses since 2002. She was an assistant professor in Computer Science for over ten years before deciding to focus exclusively on course design. She has worked with multiple universities as well as corporate training settings to develop interactive instructional content appropriate for the target learners and course goals.

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