biImpractical Python Projectsi is a collection of fun and educational projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. It picks up where the complete beginner books leave off, expanding on existing concepts and introducing new tools that you'll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions.b pYou'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like br- Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm br- Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysisbr- Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic ratsbr- Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysisbr- Derive the anagram, I am Lord Voldemort using linguistical sieves br- Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulationbr- Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams