Beginning Python
by James R. Payne · first published 2010
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Beginning Python: Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1 introduces this open source, portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines remarkable power with clear syntax. This book enables you to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications by teaching the basics so you can quickly develop Web and scientific applications, incorporate databases, and master systems tasks on various operating systems, including Linux, MAC OS, and Windows. You'll get a comprehensive tutorial that guides you from writing simple, basic Python scripts all the way through complex
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"Beginning Python - From Novice to Professional"
on “Ask YC: What is the best Python book for a beginner?” ↗I found Core Python Programming by Wesley J. Chun is the best python book so far that I requested the university library to get it (among couple other books) for my research. I started with Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional. Extremely helpful and easy to follow book, since I already have few languages in my repertoire. After you are comfortable with python and its syntax then get some python…
on “Ask YC: What is the best Python book for a beginner?” ↗I bought Beginning Python from APress, read through it in a day or two, then just started hacking. From then on the only things I used were the official Python library reference and any existing code I happened to be hacking on.…
on “What did you use to teach yourself Python?” ↗…Python!". I skipped the rest of the chapter because it seemed like something I would never need. I would also like to gripe a bit about boring examples. One of the books I chose while starting out was Beginning Python.. My lord, what a travesty! "Think of a dictionary as a fridge." and "Now for this exercise, we're going to make an omelet!" my eyes would glaze over from boredom. It made it really fucking tough to be…
on “What I hate about “beginner” programming books ” ↗