Hands-On AI Development with Python (Paperback)

Build real-world AI projects with Python, pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, scikit-learn, NLP, neural networks, sentiment analysis, and web deployment as you move from first code to portfolio-ready AI apps and skills.

Key Features

• Build portfolio-ready AI projects with Python, data analysis, ML, NLP, and deployment
• Use pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, scikit-learn, and neural networks on real datasets
• Move from zero programming to practical AI workflows through guided, hands-on projects

Book Description

Many beginners learn Python syntax or AI theory but struggle to build projects they can explain, demonstrate, and add to a portfolio. This book closes that gap by turning AI fundamentals into practical Python projects that move from first code to working AI deployment.

You will begin with Python setup and the foundations needed for AI development, including variables, data types, functions, control flow, and libraries. You will then use NumPy and pandas to load, clean, transform, and inspect datasets, before applying EDA with Matplotlib and Seaborn to uncover patterns, relationships, and missing values. With these foundations in place, you will build machine learning models using scikit-learn. You will work through prediction and classification workflows, prepare features, train models, evaluate results, and understand how choices affect accuracy and usefulness. The book introduces neural networks in a beginner-friendly way, showing how layers, training, and performance connect in applied AI work.

You will create an NLP sentiment analysis project, turning text into features and classifying opinions. Finally, you will package a trained model as a web service used beyond a notebook. By the end, you will have a practical AI portfolio and a strong foundation for machine learning, data science, and applied AI development.

What you will learn

• Set up Python for hands-on AI and machine learning projects
• Use core syntax, data types, control flow, functions, and libraries for AI work
• Clean, transform, analyze, and visualize data with NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn
• Apply EDA to find patterns, missing values, relationships, and features
• Build prediction and classification models using scikit-learn workflows
• Understand neural network basics and practical deep learning concepts
• Create an NLP sentiment analysis model from text data
• Deploy a trained AI model as a web service

Who this book is for

This book is for absolute beginners, students, career changers, junior developers, analysts, data enthusiasts, and hobbyists who want a practical entry point into AI development. It is useful for readers building their first AI portfolio, exploring machine learning or data science roles, or learning how trained models become simple applications. No prior programming or AI experience is required.

Table of Contents

1. Python for AI and Data Science Foundations
2. Machine Learning and Classification Models
3. Neural Networks and Natural Language Processing
4. Deploying AI Model as a Web Service
5. Hands-On AI Projects in Python
6. Product Information Document

Vivian Aranha is an AI educator, technology leader, and founder of School of AI, with over 20 years of industry experience. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology in 2004 and a Master's degree in Computer Science in 2006. His career spans web technologies, mobile app development for iOS and Android, blockchain solutions, and AI systems and applications.

Vivian has worked with Fortune 500 organizations, including The Washington Post, Delta Air Lines, and IBM. An instructor since 2009, he has trained professionals worldwide and now teaches AI globally. His courses have attracted over 2.5 million enrollments, with more than 500,000 students learning through School of AI, Udemy, Skool, and Maven.