Real-world Python: A Hackers Guide to Solving Problems with Code

A project-based approach to learning Python programming for beginners. Intriguing projects teach you how to tackle challenging problems with code. You`ve mastered the basics. Now you`re ready to explore some of Python`s more powerful tools. Real-World Python will show you how. Through a series of hands-on projects, you`ll investigate and solve real-world problems using sophisticated computer vision, machine learning, data analysis, and language processing tools. You`ll be introduced to important modules like OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas, NLTK, Bokeh, Beautiful Soup, Requests, HoloViews, Tkinter, turtle, matplotlib, and more. You`ll create complete, working programs and think through intriguing projects that show you how to: - Save shipwrecked sailors with an algorithm designed to prove the existence of God - Detect asteroids and comets moving against a starfield - Program a sentry gun to shoot your enemies and spare your friends - Select landing sites for a Mars probe using real NASA maps - Send unbreakable messages based on a book code - Survive a zombie outbreak using data science - Discover exoplanets and alien megastructures orbiting distant stars - Test the hypothesis that we`re all living in a computer simulation - And more! If you`re tired of learning the bare essentials of Python Programming with isolated snippets of code, you`ll relish the relevant and geeky fun of Real-World Python!