{"product_id":"impractical-python-projects-isbn-9781593278908","title":"Impractical Python Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpractical Python Projects\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like:\u003cbr\u003e- Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm \u003cbr\u003e- Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysis\u003cbr\u003e- Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic rats\u003cbr\u003e- Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysis\u003cbr\u003e- Derive the anagram, \"I am Lord Voldemort\" using linguistical sieves \u003cbr\u003e- Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulation\u003cbr\u003e- Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams\u003cbr\u003e- Model the Milky Way and calculate our odds of detecting alien civilizations\u003cbr\u003e- Help the world's smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument\u003cbr\u003e- Reveal Jupiter's Great Red Spot using optical stacking\u003cbr\u003e- Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography\u003cbr\u003e- Foil corporate security with invisible electronic ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether 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\u003ci\u003e Impractical Python Projects.\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Silly Name Generator\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Finding Palingram Spells\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Solving Anagrams\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Decoding American Civil War Ciphers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Encoding English Civil War Ciphers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Writing in Invisible Ink\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Breeding Giant Rats with Genetic Algorithms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Counting Syllables for Haiku Poetry\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Writing Haiku with Markov Chain Analysis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Are We Alone? Exploring the Fermi Paradox\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: The Monty Hall Problem\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Securing your Nest Egg\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Simulating an Alien Volcano\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Mapping Mars with the Mars Orbiter\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Improving Your Astrophotography with Planet Stacking\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Finding Frauds with Benford's Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Practice Project Solutions\"Python is a programming language, but it is also fun to play with. This book recognizes that.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Geek Tech Stuff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Greg Laden, Greg Laden's Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"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.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Paolo Amoroso, Moonshots Beyond the Cloud Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must have second book for every developer that ever wants to learn Python as a language.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ian Mizer, Atlanta Python Programmers Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The writing is excellent . . . Every project is accessible and has enough explanation to motivate coding.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ravi Srinivasan, Playful Python\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e is a geologist with over 30 years' experience in the petroleum industry. As the Senior Technical Professional for Geological Modeling at a major international oil company, he was involved in the construction and review of computer models, the development, testing, and commercialization of software, and the training of geoscientists and engineers.  An advocate for nonprogrammers who must use programming in their careers, he wrote \u003ci\u003eImpractical Python Projects\u003c\/i\u003e to help self-learners hone their skills with the Python language.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301312188645,"sku":"NP9781593278908","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593278908.jpg?v=1767729898","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/impractical-python-projects-isbn-9781593278908","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}