About the Author

Eric Matthes was a high school math and science teacher for 25 years, and he taught introductory Python classes whenever he could find a way to fit them into the curriculum. Eric is a full-time writer and programmer now, and he is involved in a number of open source projects. His projects have a diverse range of goals, from helping predict landslide activity in mountainous regions to simplifying the process of deploying Django projects. When he’s not writing or programming, he enjoys climbing mountains and spending time with his family.

About the Technical Reviewer

Kenneth Love lives in the Pacific Northwest with their family and cats. Kenneth is a longtime Python programmer, open source contributor, teacher, and conference speaker.