
Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition
Manning Publications (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 28. January 2025
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-63343-599-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63343-599-5 (9781633435995)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Leo Porter | Daniel Zingaro
Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, Second Edition
With GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT
E-Book
10/2024
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€49.44
Available for download
Persons
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.
The technical editor on this book was Peter Morgan.