The primary tool required for the recipes in this book is a Python 3 interpreter. The recipes have been written using the free version of the Anaconda Python distribution, specifically version 3.6.1. Other Python version 3 distributions should work well but have not been tested.
The code in the recipes will often require the use of various Python libraries. These are all available for installation using pip and accessible using pip install. Wherever required, these installations will be elaborated in the recipes.
Several recipes require an Amazon AWS account. AWS accounts are available for the first year for free-tier access. The recipes will not require anything more than free-tier services. A new account ...
