Practical programming an introduction to computer science using python
by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries
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To any beginners that come across this post in the future looking for introductory Python books, I tried many. The best I found in 2021 is Paul Gries's Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3.6 An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3.6 [1]. [1] https://pragprog.com/titles/gwpy3/practical-programming-thir...
on “Ask HN: Python Programming Books” ↗I have nothing but praise for the MIT/SIT for putting their courses online. For an introduction to python and cs, however, I like "Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python" http://pragprog.com/titles/gwpy/practical-programming
on “MIT OpenCourseWare programming lecture videos (in Python)” ↗