Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming - Couverture souple

Porter, Leo; Zingaro, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1633435997 ISBN 13 : 9781633435995

Editeur : Manning Publications, 2025

Synopsis

See how an AI assistant can bring your ideas to life immediately!

Once, to be a programmer you had to write every line of code yourself. Now tools like GitHub Copilot can instantly generate working programs based on your description in plain English. An instant bestseller,  Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming has taught thousands of aspiring programmers how to write Python the easy way―with the help of AI. It's perfect for beginners, or anyone who's struggled with the steep learning curve of traditional programming.

In  Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition you'll learn how to:

• Write fun and useful Python applications―no programming experience required!
• Use the GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant to create Python programs
• Write prompts that tell Copilot exactly what to do
• Read Python code and understand what it does
• Test your programs to make sure they work the way you want them to
• Fix code with prompt engineering or human tweaks
• Apply Python creatively to help out on the job

AI moves fast, and so the new edition of  Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition is fully updated to take advantage of the latest models and AI coding tools. Written by two esteemed computer science university professors, it teaches you everything you need to start programming Python in an AI-first world. You'll learn skills you can use to create working apps for data analysis, automating tedious tasks, and even video games. Plus, in this new edition, you'll find groundbreaking techniques for breaking down big software projects into smaller tasks AI can easily achieve.

 

About the technology: 

The way people write computer programs has changed forever. Using GitHub Copilot, you describe in plain English what you want your program to do, and the AI generates it instantly.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Leo Porter is a Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. Dr. Daniel Zingaro is an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Toronto.

The technical editor on this book was Peter Morgan.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

From the back cover:

This book shows you how to create and improve Python programs using AI―even if you've never written a line of computer code before. Spend less time on the slow, low-level programming details and instead learn how an AI assistant can bring your ideas to life immediately. As you go, you'll even learn enough of the Python language to understand and improve what your AI assistant creates.

 

About the reader: 

If you can move files around on your computer and install new programs, you can learn to write useful software!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manning Publications
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1633435997
• ISBN 13: 9781633435995
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Pearson Benelux BV; productsafety@pearson.com; ; Kabelweg 37; Amsterdam; 1014 BA; Pays-Bas