Part 1: Starting with GCP and Python

This part provides a general background of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the Python programming language. We introduce the concept of cloud computing and GCP, and briefly look at the basic GCP services including compute, storage, networking, database, big data, and machine learning. We go through an overview of the Python language basics, programming structures, and control flows. We then discuss the Python data science libraries, including NumPy, Pandas, Matpotlib, and Seaborn, to better understand their functions and use cases.

This part comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Comprehending Google Cloud Services
• Chapter 2, Learning Python Programming