Reviews

On Jul 11 Dwight Wilkins wrote:
This book would be excellent for a advanced course on software development. The students would benefit from it a great deal. You are expected to already know Python, so there are better books, or even web sites available for people starting out. You can easily follow the process the authors are discussing, but it would be a shame to miss out on their code. Buy this book and improve yourself. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Jul 9 Kiatikun Luangkesorn wrote: High Performance Python By Micha Gorelick, Ian Ozsvald: Book review
For someone like me who is a technical programmer but did not study CS, I've seen hints on how to speed up Python numerical code, but I only had a vague understanding of the principles and application. This Early Release version of High Performance Python has examples that demonstrate why certain data structures are faster than others in particular situations, and how to use the various data structures provided. Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0

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On Apr 14 John Pearson wrote: Rough at the moment, lots of promise
Gorelick and Ozsvald's book attempts to fill a major need in the scientific Python community. At present, it's incomplete, but promises to become the go-to manual for Python optimization. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0