Snake Charming—The Musical Python 2017

Iain Gray © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This book is an innovative introduction to Python and its audio-visual capabilities for beginning programmers, a resource for expert programmers and of interest to anyone involved in music. It is structured around four extensible, audio-visual projects on music and sound. The beg inner will appreciate the ‘need to know’ basis of the presentation of Python for each project. Expert programmers will be able to go straight to the project code, run it and then extend it as they see fit. Musically interested readers will enjoy the historical and theoretical material at the beginning of each project, and it may even tempt them to try some coding—it is not too difficult! The projects are all self-contained but can be extended to incorporate aspects of the others. Above all, the book is suited for self-study, which should be playful (pun intended)! inner will appreciate the ‘need to know’ basis of the presentation of Python for each project. Expert programmers will be able to go straight to the project code, run it and then extend it as they see fit. Musically interested readers will enjoy the historical and theoretical material at the beginning of each project, and it may even tempt them to try some coding—it is not too difficult! The projects are all self-contained but can be extended to incorporate aspects of the others. Above all, the book is suited for self-study, which should be playful (pun intended)!