You're reading from Modern Python Cookbook 130+ updated recipes for modern Python 3.12 with new techniques and tools

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835466384

Length 818 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Matplotlib

Concepts

Data Structures and Algorithms

Author (1):

Steven F. Lott

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1 Numbers, Strings, and Tuples FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 2 Statements and Syntax

3. Chapter 3 Function Definitions

4. Chapter 4 Built-In Data Structures Part 1: Lists and Sets

5. Chapter 5 Built-In Data Structures Part 2: Dictionaries

6. Chapter 6 User Inputs and Outputs

7. Chapter 7 Basics of Classes and Objects

8. Chapter 8 More Advanced Class Design

9. Chapter 9 Functional Programming Features

10. Chapter 10 Working with Type Matching and Annotations

11. Chapter 11 Input/Output, Physical Format, and Logical Layout

12. Chapter 12 Graphics and Visualization with Jupyter Lab

13. Chapter 13 Application Integration: Configuration

14. Chapter 14 Application Integration: Combination

15. Chapter 15 Testing

16. Chapter 16 Dependencies and Virtual Environments

17. Chapter 17 Documentation and Style

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

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Graphics and Visualization with Jupyter Lab

A great many problems are simplified through visualization of the data. The human eye is particularly suited to identifying relationships and trends. Given a display of a potential relationship (or trend), it makes sense to turn to more formal statistical methods to quantify the relationship.

Python offers a number of graphical tools. For data analytics purposes, one of the most popular is matplotlib. This package offers numerous graphic capablities. It integrates well with Jupyter Lab, providing us an interactive environment to visualize and analyze data.

It’s possible to do a great deal of Python development in Jupyter Lab. While wonderful, this is not a perfect Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The one minor drawback is the interactive notebook relies on global variables, something that isn’t ideal for writing modules or applications. The use of global variables can lead to confusion when transforming...