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Hands-On GPU Computing with Python
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Hands-On GPU Computing with Python

by Avimanyu Bandyopadhyay
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced
452 pages
12h 16m
English
Packt Publishing
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The simplicity of Python as a programming language – why many researchers and scientists prefer it

Python is loved by many to develop an application or utility due to its simple and easy-to-understand syntax. A novice user will not take long to get a brief idea on what a few lines of Python code are meant to deliver. For example, in C, we import other header files with the #include prefix, whereas in Python, we can simply use the import prefix. The latter clearly makes it easier to understand. Furthermore, the following example to print a simple text via both clearly explains the same:

The following is a program to print Hello Reader! in C:

#include <stdio.h> int main() {     printf("Hello Reader!");      return 0; }

The following is the equivalent ...

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