Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition

Leo Porter, Daniel Zingaro

ISBN 10: 1633435997 / ISBN 13: 9781633435995

Verlag: Manning Publications, US, 2025

Beschreibung

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 programsWrite prompts that tell Copilot exactly what to doRead Python code and understand what it doesTest your programs to make sure they work the way you want them toFix code with prompt engineering or human tweaksApply 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.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781633435995

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition
• Verlag: Manning Publications, US
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1633435997
• ISBN-13: 9781633435995
• Bindung: Hardback
• Ausgabe: 2. Auflage
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.