«Python Playground» представляет собой сборник творческих программных проектов, которые будут вдохновлять вас использовать Python, чтобы делать искусство и музыку, создавать симуляции реальных явлений, а также взаимодействовать с аппаратными средствами, как Arduino и Raspberry Pi.
Python is a powerful programming language thats easy to learn and fun to play with. But once youve 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. Youll 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 shouldnt be a chore. Have some solid, geeky fun with Python Playground.
Author(s): Mahesh Venkitachalam
Publisher: No Starch Press
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 353
Tags: Библиотека;Компьютерная литература;Python;
Part 1: Warming Up
Chapter 1: Parsing iTunes Playlists
Chapter 2: Spirographs
Part 2: Simulating Life
Chapter 3: Conway’s Game of Life
Chapter 4: Generating Musical Overtones with the Karplus-Strong Algorithm
Chapter 5: Boids: Simulating a Flock
Part 3: Fun with Images
Chapter 6: ASCII Art
Chapter 7: Photomosaics
Chapter 8: Autostereograms
Part 4: Enter 3D
Chapter 9: Understanding OpenGL
Chapter 10: Particle Systems
Chapter 11: Volume Rendering
Part 5: Hardware Hacking
Chapter 12: Introduction to Arduino
Chapter 13: Laser Audio Display
Chapter 14: A Raspberry Pi–based Weather Monitor
Appendix A: Software Installation
Appendix B: Basic Practical Electronics
Appendix C: Raspberry Pi Tips & Tricks