Personal Finance with Python (Paperback)

Max Humber

ISBN 10: 148423801X / ISBN 13: 9781484238011

Published by APress, Berkley, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. Deal with data, build up financial formulas in code from scratch, and evaluate and think about money in your day-to-day life. This book is about Python and personal finance and how you can effectively mix the two together. In Personal Finance with Python you will learn Python and finance at the same time by creating a profit calculator, a currency converter, an amortization schedule, a budget, a portfolio rebalancer, and a purchase forecaster. Many of the examples use pandas, the main data manipulation tool in Python. Each chapter is hands-on, self-contained, and motivated by fun and interesting examples.Although this book assumes a minimal familiarity with programming and the Python language, if you don't have any, don't worry. Everything is built up piece-by-piece and the first chapters are conducted at a relaxed pace. You'll need Python 3.6 (or above) and all of the setup details are included.What You'll LearnWork with data in pandasCalculate Net Present Value and Internal Rate ReturnQuery a third-party API with RequestsManage secretsBuild efficient loopsParse English sentences with RecurrentWork with the YAML file formatFetch stock quotes and use Prophet to forecast the futureWho This Book Is ForAnyone interested in Python, personal finance, and/or both! This book is geared towards those who want to manage their money more effectively and to those who just want to learn or improve their Python. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Personal Finance with Python (Paperback)
• Publisher: APress, Berkley
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 148423801X
• ISBN 13: 9781484238011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Deal with data, build up financial formulas in code from scratch, and evaluate and think about money in your day-to-day life. This book is about Python and personal finance and how you can effectively mix the two together. 

In Personal Finance with Python you will learn Python and finance at the same time by creating a profit calculator, a currency converter, an amortization schedule, a budget, a portfolio rebalancer, and a purchase forecaster. Many of the examples use pandas, the main data manipulation tool in Python. Each chapter is hands-on, self-contained, and motivated by fun and interesting examples.

Although this book assumes a minimal familiarity with programming and the Python language, if you don't have any, don't worry. Everything is built up piece-by-piece and the first chapters are conducted at a relaxed pace. You'll need Python 3.6 (or above) and all of the setup details are included.

What You'll Learn

• Work with data in pandas
  
• Calculate Net Present Value and Internal Rate Return
  
• Query a third-party API with Requests
  
• Manage secrets
  
• Build efficient loops
  
• Parse English sentences with Recurrent
  
• Work with the YAML file format
  
• Fetch stock quotes and use Prophet to forecast the future
  

Who This Book Is For

Anyone interested in Python, personal finance, and/or both! This book is geared towards those who want to manage their money more effectively and to those who just want to learn or improve their Python.

About the Author

Max Humber is a Data Engineer interested in improving finance with technology. He works for Wealthsimple, and previously served as the first data scientist for the online lending platform Borrowell. He has spoken at Pycon, ODSC, PyData, useR, and BigDataX in Colombia, London, Berlin, Brussels, and Toronto.