Python Data Science Essentials - Learn the fundamentals of Data Science with Python: Alberto Boschetti, Luca Massaron: 9781785280429: Amazon.com: Books

Although I am an experienced Data Scientist who knows well Python's stack for Data Science (scikit-learn, pandas, statsmodels, numpy, scipy, matplotlib, IPython), this book captured my attention and I have read a half of it during the first two days after getting the book. This book is easy to read for novices and experts alike (it does not contain a lot of math and wherever there are formulas they are not difficult to grasp), though some familiarity with Python packages comprising the Data Science stack will greatly facilitate material understanding. The writing style authors chose is excellent as it teaches readers in a very logical and pedagogically appealing way: the way of data pre-processing and analysis occur in projects that data scientists and engineers often encounter when aiming to solve the real-worlds tasks. The books begins with a description of how to install Python and various packages needed to run the code. The purpose of these packages is also explained.