Python Playground (No Starch Press)
Monday, 30 November 2015

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? This collection of "Geeky Projects for the Curious Programmer" from indie hardware maker Mahesh Venkitachalam is intended to 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 

 

Author: Mahesh Venkitachalam
Publisher: No Starch Press
Date: October 25, 2015
Pages: 352
ISBN: 978-1593276041
Print: 1593276044
Kindle: B017AH8H7I
Category: Python
Level:  Intermediate

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