What you need for this book

To work with this book, you should be familiar with the programming language Python and the concepts involved in programming. This means that you should be able to install Python 2.7.x on your machine (Windows, Linux, or OS X) if it's not already installed. The concepts related to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) are definitely helpful but not necessary. A primer to this book could be Learning Geospatial Analysis with Python, Joel Lawhead or Python Geospatial Development, Eric Westra, both by Packt Publishing.