Impractical Python Projects: Playful Programming Activities to Make You Smarter

Description: Impractical Python Projects by Lee Vaughan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A collection of fun and educational Python projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. Publisher Description 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 youll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions.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 youll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions.Youll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Pythons 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 worlds 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 worlds smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument- Reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot using optical stacking- Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography- Foil corporate security with invisible electronic inkSimulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx.Whether youre looking to pick up some new Python skills or just need a pick-me-up, youll find endless educational, geeky fun with Impractical Python Projects. Author Biography Lee Vaughan 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 Impractical Python Projects to help self-learners hone their skills with the Python language. Details ISBN 159327890X ISBN-13 9781593278908 Title Impractical Python Projects Author Lee Vaughan Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 424 Publisher No Starch Press,US GE_Item_ID:141750323; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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