Who this book is for

This book is for secret agents who don't know much Python, but are comfortable installing new software and are ready to do some clever programming in Python. An agent who has never done any programming before might find some of this a bit advanced; a beginner's tutorial that covers the basics of Python may be helpful.

We'll expect that an agent using this book is comfortable with simple math. This involves the multiplication and division of currency conversions. It also includes polynomials, simple trigonometry, and a few statistical formulae.

We also expect the secret agents using this book to be doing their own investigations. The book's examples are designed to get the agent started down the road with developing interesting, useful applications. Each agent will have to explore further afield on their own.