Python Playground: Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer

Description: Python is a powerful programming language that's easy to learn and fun to play with. But once you've gotten a handle on the basics, what do you do next? Python Playground is a collection of imaginative programming projects that will inspire you to use Python to make art and music, build simulations of real-world phenomena, and interact with hardware like the Arduino and Raspberry Pi. You'll learn to use common Python tools and libraries like numpy, matplotlib, and pygame to do things like: -Generate Spirograph-like patterns using parametric equations and the turtle module -Create music on your computer by simulating frequency overtones -Translate graphical images into ASCII art -Write an autostereogram program that produces 3D images hidden beneath random patterns -Make realistic animations with OpenGL shaders by exploring particle systems, transparency, and billboarding techniques -Construct 3D visualizations using data from CT and MRI scans -Build a laser show that responds to music by hooking up your computer to an Arduino Programming shouldn't be a chore. Have some solid, geeky fun with Python Playground. The projects in this book are compatible with both Python 2 and 3. Mahesh Venkitachalam is a software engineer with two decades of programming experience. He has nurtured a passion for technology since the eighth grade, which he channels into his popular electronics and programming blog, electronut.in.

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EAN: 9781593276041

UPC: 9781593276041

ISBN: 9781593276041

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Book Title: Python Playground: Geeky Projects for the Curious

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

Publication Name: Python Playground : Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer

Language: English

Publisher: No Starch Press, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 0.8 in

Subject: Computer Graphics, Programming / General, Automation, Hardware / General, Electrical, Programming Languages / Python

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 24.5 Oz

Author: Mahesh Venkitachalam

Subject Area: Computers, Technology & Engineering

Item Length: 9.2 in

Item Width: 7 in

Format: Trade Paperback