This Python tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Python language himself. Topics include: installing Python environments on Windows, macOS and Linux computer; Python built-in data types; variables, operations, expressions and statements; user-defined functions; iterators, generators and list/set/dictionary comprehensions; modules and packages; sys, os, and pathlib modules; Anaconda Python environment manager; Jupyter Notebooks; NumPy, SciPy libraries. Updated in 2024 (Version v2.15) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Python.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Neural Networks in Machine Learning. Topics include Neural Networks (NN) concepts: nodes, layers, activation functions, learning rates, training sets, etc.; deep playground for classical neural networks; building neural networks with Python; walking through Tariq Rashi's 'Make Your Own Neural Network' source code; using 'TensorFlow' and 'PyTorch' machine learning platforms; understanding CNN (Convolutional Neural Network), RNN (Recurrent Neural Network), GNN (Graph Neural Network). Updated in 2023 (Version v1.22) with minor updates. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Neural-Network.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning WSDL himself. Topics include introduction to WSDL (Web Services Definition Language); WSDL document structure; 'types', 'interface', 'binding' and 'service' definition elements; differences between style='rpc' and style='document'; using WSDL document with SoapUI; parsing WSDL documents with Python, PHP, Perl, and Java programs. Updated in 2024 (Version v2.22) with Python tutorials. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/WSDL.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning SOAP Web service. Topics include introduction of SOAP specifications; SOAP modules, features, and message structure; SOAP Message Exchange Patterns; Python, Perl, PHP, and Java support of SOAP Web services; WS-Security, Username Token and X.509 Token; Signing and Encrypting SOAP messages; Using SoapUI for Web service testing. Updated in 2024 (Version v5.13) with Python tutorials. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Web-Services.

This book is a collection of notes and tutorial examples written by the author while he was learning molecules and related tools. Topics include understanding atoms, bonds and molecules; introduction of atomic isotopes and elements; introduction of proteins and amino acids; introduction of protein kinases; molecule SDF (Structure Data File) format; generating PNG pictures from molecule SDF files; installing RDkit as molecule tool; visualizing molecule structure in 3-D with PyMol; generating molecule movie with PyMol. Updated in 2023 (Version v1.26) with minor updates. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Molecule.

This book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Linux applications. Topics include using managing users and groups; managing files and directories; managing Apache Web server and SquirrelMail; managing MySQL server; developing Python and PHP scripts; using GCC C/C++ compilers; running graphical applications on GNOME desktop and X11 servers; running Conda - Environment and Package Manager. Updated in 2023 (Version v1.02) with minor updates. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Linux-Apps.

This Unicode tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Unicode himself. Topics include Character Sets and Encodings; GB2312/GB18030 Character Set and Encodings; JIS X0208 Character Set and Encodings; Unicode Character Set; Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP); Unicode Transformation Formats (UTF); Surrogates and Supplementary Characters; Unicode Character Blocks; Python Support of Unicode Characters; Java Character Set and Encoding; Java Encoding Maps, Counts and Conversion. Updated in 2024 (Version v5.32) with minor changes. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/Unicode.