{"version":"1.0","type":"link","provider_name":"Hardcover","provider_url":"https://hardcover.app","cache_age":86400,"title":"Real-World Python: A Hacker's Guide to Solving Problems with Code","url":"https://hardcover.app/books/real-world-python","description":"A project-based approach to learning Python programming for beginners. Intriguing projects teach you how to tackle challenging problems with code. You\u0026#39;ve mastered the basics. Now you\u0026#39;re ready to explore some of Python\u0026#39;s more powerful tools. Real-World Python will show you how. Through a series of hands-on projects, you\u0026#39;ll investigate and solve real-world problems using sophisticated computer vision, machine learning, data analysis, and language processing tools. You\u0026#39;ll be introduced to important modules like OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas, NLTK, Bokeh, Beautiful Soup, Requests, HoloViews, Tkinter, turtle, matplotlib, and more. You\u0026#39;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\u0026#39;re all living in a computer simulation And more! If you\u0026#39;re tired of learning the bare essentials of Python Programming with isolated snippets of code, you\u0026#39;ll relish the relevant and geeky fun of Real-World Python!","author_name":"Lee  Vaughan","author_url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/lee-vaughan","thumbnail_url":"https://assets.hardcover.app/edition/32426433/46194ace005c674de9f779d809ff174689d15223.jpeg","thumbnail_width":378,"thumbnail_height":500}