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- Book Title
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
No Starch Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
159327890X
ISBN-13
9781593278908
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038450063
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Publication Name
Impractical Python Projects : Playful Programming Activities to Make You Smarter
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Subject
Programming / Open Source, Programming / Object Oriented, Programming Languages / Python
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-027576
Reviews
"Python is a programming language, but it is also fun to play with. This book recognizes that." -- Geek Tech Stuff, "Python is a programming language, but it is also fun to play with. This book recognizes that." --Geek Tech Stuff "Rather than being an introductory text, Vaughan's book pushes you in interesting directions for solving a diverse set of problems. Most of these "impractical" projects, while themselves being not so useless after all, will have parallels to real life projects." --Greg Laden, Greg Laden's Blog "The book is not a Python tutorial or guide. Instead, it presents stimulating coding projects for non-programmers who want to use Python for doing experiments, test theories, or simulate natural phenomena." --Paolo Amoroso, Moonshots Beyond the Cloud Blog "A must have second book for every developer that ever wants to learn Python as a language." --Ian Mizer, Atlanta Python Programmers Group "The writing is excellent . . . Every project is accessible and has enough explanation to motivate coding." --Ravi Srinivasan, Playful Python
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Silly Name Generator Chapter 2: Finding Palingram Spells Chapter 3: Solving Anagrams Chapter 4: Decoding American Civil War Ciphers Chapter 5: Encoding English Civil War Ciphers Chapter 6: Writing in Invisible Ink Chapter 7: Breeding Giant Rats with Genetic Algorithms Chapter 8: Counting Syllables for Haiku Poetry Chapter 9: Writing Haiku with Markov Chain Analysis Chapter 10: Are We Alone? Exploring the Fermi Paradox Chapter 11: The Monty Hall Problem Chapter 12: Securing your Nest Egg Chapter 13: Simulating an Alien Volcano Chapter 14: Mapping Mars with the Mars Orbiter Chapter 15: Improving Your Astrophotography with Planet Stacking Chapter 16: Finding Frauds with Benford's Law Appendix: Practice Project Solutions
Synopsis
Impractical Python Projects is a collection of fun and educational projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. It picks up where the complete beginner books leave off, expanding on existing concepts and introducing new tools that you'll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions. You'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like- - Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm - Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysis - Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic rats - Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysis - Derive the anagram, "I am Lord Voldemort" using linguistical sieves - Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulation - Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams - Model the Milky Way and calculate our odds of detecting alien civilizations - Help the world's smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument - Reveal Jupiter's Great Red Spot using optical stacking - Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography - Foil corporate security with invisible electronic ink Simulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx. Whether you're looking to pick up some new Python skills or just need a pick-me-up, you'll find endless educational, geeky fun with Impractical Python Projects., Impractical Python Projects is a collection of fun and educational projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. It picks up where the complete beginner books leave off, expanding on existing concepts and introducing new tools that you'll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions. You'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like: - Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm - Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysis - Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic rats - Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysis - Derive the anagram, "I am Lord Voldemort" using linguistical sieves - Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulation - Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams - Model the Milky Way and calculate our odds of detecting alien civilizations - Help the world's smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument - Reveal Jupiter's Great Red Spot using optical stacking - Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography - Foil corporate security with invisible electronic ink Simulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx. Whether you're looking to pick up some new Python skills or just need a pick-me-up, you'll find endless educational, geeky fun with Impractical Python Projects., A collection of fun and educational Python projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills.
LC Classification Number
QA76.73.P98V38 2018
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