The Big Book of Small Python Projects

81 Easy Practice Programs


The Big Book of Small Python Projects
The Big Book of Small Python Projects
Open Access

Book Details

Author Al Sweigart
Publisher No Starch Press
Published 2021
Edition 1st
Paperback 432 pages
Language English
ISBN-13 9781718501249
ISBN-10 1718501242
License Open Access

Book Description

If you've mastered basic Python syntax and you're ready to start writing programs, you'll find The Big Book of Small Python Projects both enlightening and fun. This collection of 81 Python projects will have you making digital art, games, animations, counting pro- grams, and more right away. Once you see how the code works, you'll practice re-creating the programs and experiment by adding your own custom touches.

These simple, text-based programs are 256 lines of code or less. And whether it's a vintage screensaver, a snail-racing game, a clickbait headline generator, or animated strands of DNA, each project is designed to be self-contained so you can easily share it online.

You'll create:
- Hangman, Blackjack, and other games to play against your friends or the computer
- Simulations of a forest fire, a million dice rolls, and a Japanese abacus
- Animations like a virtual fish tank, a rotating cube, and a bouncing DVD logo screensaver
- A first-person 3D maze game
- Encryption programs that use ciphers like ROT13 and Vigenère to conceal text

If you're tired of standard step-by-step tutorials, you'll love the learn-by-doing approach of The Big Book of Small Python Projects. It's proof that good things come in small programs!


This book is published as open-access, which means it is freely available to read, download, and share without restrictions.

If you enjoyed the book and would like to support the author, you can purchase a printed copy (hardcover or paperback) from official retailers.

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