We are visual animals. But before we can see the world in its true splendor our brains just
like our computers have to sort and organize raw data and then transform that data to produce
new images of the world. Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts
Second Edition discusses turning many types of data sources big and small into useful visual
data. And you will learn Python as part of the bargain. In this second edition you'll learn
about Spyder which is a Python IDE with MATLAB® -like features. Here and throughout the book
you'll get detailed exposure to the growing IPython project for interactive visualization. In
addition you'll learn about the changes in NumPy and Scipy that have occurred since the first
edition. Along the way you'll get many pointers and a few visual examples. As part of this
update you'll learn about matplotlib in detail this includes creating 3D graphs and using the
basemap package that allowsyou to render geographical maps. Finally you'll learn about image
processing annotating and filtering as well as how to make movies using Python. This
includes learning how to edit open video files and how to create your own movie all with
Python scripts. Today's big data and computational scientists financial analysts engineers and
web developers - like you - will find this updated book very relevant.
