This book was written to be read linearly, from start to nish. That being said, if you know thebasics and need help with a specic method or type of problem, then you can ip straight tothat section and get started. This book was designed for you to read on your workstation, onthe screen, not on a tablet or eReader. My hope is that you have the book open right next toyour editor and run the examples as you read about them.This book is not intended to be read passively or be placed in a folder as a reference text. Itis a playbook, a workbook, and a guidebook intended for you to learn by doing and then applyyour new understanding with working Python examples. To get the most out of the book, Iwould recommend playing with the examples in each tutorial. Extend them, break them, thenx them. Try