Mastering Large Datasets with Python

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Figure 1.1. The procedural computing process involves issuing instructions and resolving them in sequence.

Figure 1.2. The parallel computing process divides work into chunks that can be processed separately from one another and recombined when finished.

Figure 1.3. We can think of the map and reduce style of programming as a construction project: from blueprints, which help us organize our work; to the transformation of raw material; to the assembly of parts into a final product.

Figure 1.4. We can use the map function to transform a sequence of data from one type to another, such as transforming web page URLs into lists of links found on those pages.

Figure 1.5. A basic use of map would be to increment ...