{"product_id":"tiny-python-projects-21-small-fun-projects-for-python-beginners-designed-to-build-programming-skill-teach-new-algorithms-and-techniques-and-introduce-software-testing-isbn-9781617297519","title":"Tiny Python Projects: 21 small fun projects for Python beginners designed to build programming skill, teach new algorithms and techniques, and introduce software testing","description":"\u003cb\u003e”Tiny Python Projects is a gentle and amusing introduction to Python that will firm up key programming concepts while also making you giggle.”—Amanda Debler, Schaeffler \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Learn new programming concepts through 21-bitesize programs\u003cbr\u003e Build an insult generator, a Tic-Tac-Toe AI, a talk-like-a-pirate program, and more\u003cbr\u003e Discover testing techniques that will make you a better programmer\u003cbr\u003e Code-along with free accompanying videos on YouTube\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 21 fun-but-powerful activities in \u003ci\u003eTiny Python Projects\u003c\/i\u003e teach Python fundamentals through puzzles and games. You’ll be engaged and entertained with every exercise, as you learn about text manipulation, basic algorithms, and lists and dictionaries, and other foundational programming skills. Gain confidence and experience while you create each satisfying project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of going quickly through a wide range of concepts, this book concentrates on the most useful skills, like text manipulation, data structures, collections, and program logic with projects that include a password creator, a word rhymer, and a Shakespearean insult generator. Author Ken Youens-Clark also teaches you good programming practice, including writing tests for your code as you go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrite command-line Python programs\u003cbr\u003eManipulate Python data structures\u003cbr\u003eUse and control randomness\u003cbr\u003eWrite and run tests for programs and functions\u003cbr\u003eDownload testing suites for each project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Book Is Written For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers familiar with the basics of Python programming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKen Youens-Clark is a Senior Scientific Programmer at the University of Arizona. He has an MS in Biosystems Engineering and has been programming for over 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 How to write and test a Python program\u003cbr\u003e2 The crow’s nest: Working with strings\u003cbr\u003e3 Going on a picnic: Working with lists\u003cbr\u003e4 Jump the Five: Working with dictionaries\u003cbr\u003e5 Howler: Working with files and STDOUT\u003cbr\u003e6 Words count: Reading files and STDIN, iterating lists, formatting strings\u003cbr\u003e7 Gashlycrumb: Looking items up in a dictionary\u003cbr\u003e8 Apples and Bananas: Find and replace\u003cbr\u003e9 Dial-a-Curse: Generating random insults from lists of words\u003cbr\u003e10 Telephone: Randomly mutating strings\u003cbr\u003e11 Bottles of Beer Song: Writing and testing functions\u003cbr\u003e12 Ransom: Randomly capitalizing text\u003cbr\u003e13 Twelve Days of Christmas: Algorithm design\u003cbr\u003e14 Rhymer: Using regular expressions to create rhyming words\u003cbr\u003e15 The Kentucky Friar: More regular expressions\u003cbr\u003e16 The Scrambler: Randomly reordering the middles of words\u003cbr\u003e17 Mad Libs: Using regular expressions\u003cbr\u003e18 Gematria: Numeric encoding of text using ASCII values\u003cbr\u003e19 Workout of the Day: Parsing CSV files, creating text table output\u003cbr\u003e20 Password strength: Generating a secure and memorable password\u003cbr\u003e21 Tic-Tac-Toe: Exploring state\u003cbr\u003e22 Tic-Tac-Toe redux: An interactive version with type hints","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48684322259173,"sku":"NP9781617297519","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tiny-python-projects-21-small-fun-projects-for-python-beginners-designed-to-build-programming-skill-teach-new-algorithms-and-techniques-and-introduce-software-testing-isbn-9781617297519","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}