作者：Shai Vaingast
出版日期：February 24, 2009
出版社：Apress
页数：384
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1430218436 ISBN-13: 978-1430218432
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
We are visual animals. But before we can see the world in its truesplendor, our brains, just like our computers, have to sort andorganize raw data, and then transform that data to produce new imagesof the world. Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts talks about turning many types of small data sources into useful visual data. And you will learn Python as part of the bargain.What you’ll learnWrite ten lines of code and present visual information instead of data soup.Set up an open source environment ready for data visualization.Forget Excel: use Python.Learn numerical and textual processing.Draw graphs and plots based on textual and numerical data.Learn how to deal with images.Who is this book for?IT personnel, programmers, engineers, and hobbyists interested inacquiring and displaying data from the Web, sensors, economic trends,and even astronomical sources.
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get theinformation you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These bookswill teach you a standard and important technology from the ground upbecause they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice toprofessional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need toknow—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skillset by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step.So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learningopportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it isyour trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the Author
Shai Vaingast has been an engineer, an engineering manager, and adirector of engineering since 1993. He has worked in the defenseindustry and in medical engineering, while being heavily involved withdata visualization. He has a patent and also several patents pending.