This book is intended for Python programmers who want to add machine learning to their collection, either for a specific project or as part of keeping their toolkit relevant. Perhaps a new problem has come up at work that requires machine learning. With machine learning being covered so much in the news these days, it's a useful skill to claim on a resume. This book focuses on Python because it offers a good blend of functionality and specialized packages containing machine learning algorithms. Python is an often-used language that is well known for producing compact, readable code. That fact has led a number of leading companies to adopt Python for prototyping and deployment
