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Matplotlib for Python Developers. - Second Edition

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Published in Apr 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788625173

Pages 300 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Data Visualization

Authors (3):

Aldrin Yim

Claire Chung

Allen Yu

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

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Contributors

Preface

Introduction to Matplotlib

Getting Started with Matplotlib

Decorating Graphs with Plot Styles and Types

Advanced Matplotlib

Embedding Matplotlib in GTK+3

Embedding Matplotlib in Qt 5

Embedding Matplotlib in wxWidgets Using wxPython

Integrating Matplotlib with Web Applications

Matplotlib in the Real World

Integrating Data Visualization into the Workflow

Index

Typical API data formats

Many websites distribute data via their API, which bridges applications via standardized architecture. While we are not going to cover the details of using APIs here, we will cover the most common API data exchange formats, namely CSV and JSON.

Note

Interested readers can visit site-specific documentations for the use of APIs.

We have briefly covered parsing of CSV files in Chapter 4, Advanced Matplotlib. To aid your understanding, we are going to represent the same data using both CSV and JSON.

CSV

Comma-separated values (CSV) is one of the oldest file formats, introduced long before the World Wide Web even existed. However, it is now becoming deprecated as other advanced formats such as JSON and XML are gaining popularity. As the name suggests, data values are separated by commas. The preinstalled csv package and the pandas package contain classes to read and write data in CSV format. The following CSV example defines a population table with two countries:

Country,Time...

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Authors (3)

Aldrin Yim

Aldrin Yim is a PhD candidate and Markey Scholar in the Computation and System Biology program at Washington University, School of Medicine. His research focuses on applying big data analytics and machine learning approaches in studying neurological diseases and cancer. He is also the founding CEO of Codex Genetics Limited, which provides precision medicine solutions to patients and hospitals in Asia.

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Claire Chung

Claire Chung is pursuing her PhD degree as a Bioinformatician at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She enjoys using Python daily for work and lifehack. While passionate in science, her challenge-loving character motivates her to go beyond data analytics. She has participated in web development projects, as well as developed skills in graphic design and multilingual translation. She led the Campus Network Support Team in college, and shared her experience in data visualization in PyCon HK 2017.

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Allen Yu

Allen Yu, PhD, is a Chevening Scholar, 2017-18, and an MSC student in computer science at the University of Oxford. He holds a PhD degree in Biochemistry from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and he has used Python and Matplotlib extensively during his 10 years of bioinformatics experience.

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