Software Engineering for Data Scientists by Catherine Nelson

Software Engineering for Data Scientists

From Notebooks to Scalable Systems

Catherine Nelson

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · May 21, 2024

Data science happens in code.

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Who it’s for
Learn to apply software engineering practices to data science code, from notebooks to production systems.
Genres
Data Science, Software Development, Python Programming
Published
O'Reilly Media, May 21, 2024

About this book

Data science happens in code. The ability to write reproducible, robust, scaleable code is key to a data science project's success—and is absolutely essential for those working with production code. This practical book bridges the gap between data science and software engineering, and clearly explains how to apply the best practices from software engineering to data science. Examples are provided in Python, drawn from popular packages such as NumPy and pandas.

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If you want to write better data science code, this guide covers the essential topics that are often missing from introductory data science or coding classes, including how to: - Understand data structures and object-oriented programming - Clearly and skillfully document your code - Package and share your code - Integrate data science code with a larger code base - Learn how to write APIs - Create secure code - Apply best practices to common tasks such as testing, error handling, and logging - Work more effectively with software engineers - Write more efficient, maintainable, and robust code in Python - Put your data science projects into production - And more

Data Science in Python

Learn to apply software engineering practices to data science code, from notebooks to production systems.

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  • Python examples using NumPy and pandas
  • Guidance on packaging, APIs, testing, and logging

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  • Coverage of data structures and object-oriented programming
  • Practical guidance on documentation, security, and code sharing

Where it sits

Python Programming69%
Data Science56%
Software Development51%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • AI & Machine Learning
  • Systems Architecture
  • Data Mining
  • Programming Basics
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  • Systems Design
  • Machine Learning
Authors
Catherine Nelson
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
May 21, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
AI & Machine Learning