Book description
Get to grips with the advanced concepts of interactive computing to make the most out of IPython
About This Book
Most updated book on Interactive computing with IPython 4.0;
Detailed, example-rich guide that lets you use the most advanced level interactive programming with IPython;
Get flexible interactive programming with IPython using this comprehensive guide
Who This Book Is For
This book is for IPython developers who want to make the most of IPython and perform advanced scientific computing with IPython utilizing the ease of interactive computing.
It is ideal for users who wish to learn about the interactive and parallel computing properties of IPython 4.0, along with its integration with third-party tools and concepts such as testing and documenting results.
What You Will Learn
Develop skills to use IPython for high performance computing (HPC)
Understand the IPython interactive shell
Use XeroMQ and MPI to pass messages
Integrate third-party tools like R, Julia, and JavaScript with IPython
Visualize the data
Acquire knowledge to test and document the data
Get to grips with the recent developments in the Jupyter notebook system
In Detail
IPython is an interactive computational environment in which you can combine code execution, rich text, mathematics, plots, and rich media.
This book will get IPython developers up to date with the latest advancements in IPython and dive deep into interactive computing with IPython. This an advanced guide on interactive and parallel computing with IPython will explore advanced visualizations and high-performance computing with IPython in detail.
You will quickly brush up your knowledge of IPython kernels and wrapper kernels, then we'll move to advanced concepts such as testing, Sphinx, JS events, interactive work, and the ZMQ cluster. The book will cover topics such as IPython Console Lexer, advanced configuration, and third-party tools.
By the end of this book, you will be able to use IPython for interactive and parallel computing in a high-performance computing environment.
Style and approach
This is a comprehensive guide to IPython for interactive, exploratory and parallel computing. It will let the IPython get up to date with the latest advancements in IPython and dive deeper into interactive computing with IPython
Table of contents
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Mastering IPython 4.0
- Table of Contents
- Mastering IPython 4.0
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
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1. Using IPython for HPC
- The need for speed
- FORTRAN to the rescue – the problems FORTRAN addressed
- Choosing between IPython and Fortran
- An example case – Fast Fourier Transform
- High Performance Computing
- Going parallel
- Summary
- 2. Advanced Shell Topics
- 3. Stepping Up to IPython for Parallel Computing
- 4. Messaging with ZeroMQ and MPI
- 5. Opening the Toolkit – The IPython API
- 6. Works Well with Others – IPython and Third-Party Tools
- 7. Seeing Is Believing– Visualization
- 8. But It Worked in the Demo! – Testing
- 9. Documentation
- 10. Visiting Jupyter
- 11. Into the Future
- Index
Product information
- Title: Mastering IPython 4.0
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2016
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781785888410
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