Large Language Models for Mortals: A Practical Guide for Analysts with Python
9 days ago
- #Python
- #LLM
- #DataScience
- New book released: 'Large Language Models for Mortals: A Practical Guide for Analysts with Python'
- Available in paperback ($59.99) and epub ($49.99) formats
- Covers Python usage with major LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS Bedrock)
- Includes topics like API calls, structured outputs, RAG applications, and tool-calling/agents
- Features over 250 Python code snippets and 80 screenshots across 354 pages
- Target audience includes data scientists, PhD students, and analysts working with unstructured text data
- Comparison with competing books highlights this book's practical coding focus and up-to-date API examples
- Companion materials available on GitHub
- Author's motivation: rapid advancement in data science necessitating LLM education