{"product_id":"tiny-python-projects-9781617297519","title":"Tiny Python Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ken Youens-Clark\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manning Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Languages - Python\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 21 fun-but-powerful activities in Tiny Python Projects 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Instead 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Write command-line Python programs\u003cbr\u003e Manipulate Python data structures\u003cbr\u003e Use and control randomness\u003cbr\u003e Write and run tests for programs and functions\u003cbr\u003e Download testing suites for each project \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis Book Is Written For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For readers familiar with the basics of Python programming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ken 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1 How to write and test a Python program\u003cbr\u003e 2 The crow's nest: Working with strings\u003cbr\u003e 3 Going on a picnic: Working with lists\u003cbr\u003e 4 Jump the Five: Working with dictionaries\u003cbr\u003e 5 Howler: Working with files and STDOUT\u003cbr\u003e 6 Words count: Reading files and STDIN, iterating lists, formatting strings\u003cbr\u003e 7 Gashlycrumb: Looking items up in a dictionary\u003cbr\u003e 8 Apples and Bananas: Find and replace\u003cbr\u003e 9 Dial-a-Curse: Generating random insults from lists of words\u003cbr\u003e 10 Telephone: Randomly mutating strings\u003cbr\u003e 11 Bottles of Beer Song: Writing and testing functions\u003cbr\u003e 12 Ransom: Randomly capitalizing text\u003cbr\u003e 13 Twelve Days of Christmas: Algorithm design\u003cbr\u003e 14 Rhymer: Using regular expressions to create rhyming words\u003cbr\u003e 15 The Kentucky Friar: More regular expressions\u003cbr\u003e 16 The Scrambler: Randomly reordering the middles of words\u003cbr\u003e 17 Mad Libs: Using regular expressions\u003cbr\u003e 18 Gematria: Numeric encoding of text using ASCII values\u003cbr\u003e 19 Workout of the Day: Parsing CSV files, creating text table output\u003cbr\u003e 20 Password strength: Generating a secure and memorable password\u003cbr\u003e 21 Tic-Tac-Toe: Exploring state\u003cbr\u003e 22 Tic-Tac-Toe redux: An interactive version with type hints \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036856279191,"sku":"9781617297519","price":3274.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617297519.webp?v=1769214021","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tiny-python-projects-9781617297519","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}