3 Great Books for Learning Python - Beginner to Proficiency

My discrete maths has been rusty so I looked for ones that had Python exercises. The one that stood out for me was Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Thomas Koshy. He has the learner's perspective in mind, introducing a lot of narrative logic examples (Knights and Knaves, etc) that cement the concepts before assigning lots of Python challenges. Well recommended.

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Thanks for this!

what about the head first books?

My grade for the last 2 years of High School depends on learning how to use python in 2 months WAAAAAAAAAA

have you done with those books , why they are looking soo new.................

Sir u told python crash course for beginner friendly but which edition I have to take 2nd edition or 3rd edition? Please reply sir

And python flash cards?

... These books are so expensive

Smarter way of learning Python is number one for me so far

Hello congratulations on the initiative. I'm starting programming and I'm studying python and I'm really enjoying it! Hugs from Brazil.

I just bought the latest version. Its called the third edition.

Which is better for a beginner? Impractical python projects or python crash course?

I finished 'Python Crash Course' book. which advanced version text book should i read & preactice now ?

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@gilesmcmullen Good day, I am a programmer learning Python. Since I am a beginner in Python but still have programming knowledge, would you still recommend the first book to me? I am more interesting in the second book.

Very interesting review. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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I want to learn python and it's my first language I don't know how to start so i just search if there is any book. I have python crash course book well I will read it and try to learn python but it's looking a bit complicated

The price is 36 dollar in India. WTF😢

If the book doesn't exist in online. I don't want it.

Thanks

Would you recommend the 2nd or 3rd edition for crash course book?

Hey Giles!
Your video lessons are awesome! And it seems like you definitely know a whole lot about all of this, but I am feeling like I am lacking a decent overview in terms of IT Fundamentals - ITF, in order to be able to keep a good overview in all things programming and career development in IT and programming. What Book(s) would you recommend for that ?
Thank you for your amazing content and I'll definitely check out your courses, too, due to good teaching/learning here!

I have some experience with C++ before, I recently have been using python to built an engineering application for my company, I absolutely love python. So far I have been writing my code and getting help from python documentation. I m interested to buy these books. Thanks for your video.

I learned from Python Crash Course was great. I learned a lot

Is there anything you can recommend for python and working with API and JSON?
Automating stuff on services which provide an API?

Thanks for the videos! This is really helpful. Book 2 is a new one on me. Book 3 I’ve seen but interesting to hear it in the sequence you’ve put it!

I am reading (as a beginner) an interesting No Starch book currently. ‘Learn to code by solving problems’ by Daniel Zingaro. What I like about it is that unlike other books that often have a large section of concepts then projects. This book introduces you to a problem FIRST. Then teaches you the Python concepts to solve it and talks you through solving it. Before then leaving you at the end of the chapter with some other problems to try.

I like this problem-first approach and that you that get using Python immediately. Would be interesting to hear a review from you if you thought it would work for your channel and other viewers may like it also.

After this I’ll be going through Python Crash Course, as I know it’s very high quality explanations as well as good projects, even though the ‘level’ will be similar to this book.

Hello Sir. Would you recomend the book "Invent your own computer games with python" as a good book for begin in this language? Thank you for your videos and advices.

hello british man

can i freelance with python after reading those books?

Hi :-) thank you for your guide. I have look for a project-based Python learning book but I am yet to find one. I am not interested in being a professional programmer or a computer scientist but in using Python scripting within software already made, making some specialized modules work for me without having to reinvent the wheel, and some basic GUIs as front end.

I was exposed to computing way back then in the 80s at a graduate program in GIS, thus I got a petty good idea what language were to be used for what type of project and then hire a real programmer. With two semesters of Turbo Pascal under my belt at some point I heard of Python “...make easy things easy and difficult things possible” and I felt that was it.
But I when I tried learning to program I was frustrated by the nerdiness of the writing. Mind you that generation of writers was people who spent most of their lives staring at a black and white screen, and not very well paid. They could not explain anything without referring to "C" which I respect as the base of all that exist in our computing realm (in spite of the memory management headache) but they were unable to explain any concepts without using computer jargon instead of creativity, or in reference to the much larger reasoning universe than the computing discipline. I mean we are talking about a general script language, not machine language, ADA, Lisp, or the latest industrial Cs.

I was successfully busy with work, lived in six countries, rock climbed, etc. So it has taken all these years to have a retreat and quiet time to refocus on Python because it has become the lingua franca of the science revolution we are experiencing now, petty exciting stuff.
I tell you all this soap opera hoping it may help you to provide a better hint to how should I proceed. * I have the first and the last book you promoted and I will get the reference one. Hopefully this time I will not be discouraged :-)
Still interested in a project-based Python learning path. It seems I learn lots better by imitation – like children - than by reasoning and memorizing mechanistic concepts.

Thanks a lot, good information.

Anything by Al Sweigert is going to be a great way to introduce yourself to the system and gain some skills. The way he writes is almost like having a friend right next to you, guiding you.

So after using all this books, can l learn a framework and build a project

Whaat version of python?

And I also give your recommend algorithm algorithm for dummies

I can't afford it. I love to have em all someday in the future.

Good work please recommend a book for me 1 .quantum computing 2 super computer and Higher performance computer and any profession examination required

This is them? That's the education?

Is ''Automate the boring stuff with python'' the same book as ''python crash course'' ?? Does it cover the same exact topic or is it more advanced ??

Thank you, good sir!

@Python Programmer Any book recommendation to learn API with Python ?

Good books.
I wish I could love Python!
But I can't.

Thanks very much for the recommendations

What if you have trouble reading are you like to learn the computer language python is there audiobooks to help me

Are those books an entry level to get a job?

but when it comes to my country, those books are really really expensive.

Excellent video. Excellent Standard English Accent (I love it) so we no English native speakers can clearly understand. Brilliant. Congrats.
You understand that not everybody is a native English speaker, you will broaden your audience for sure. Thanks!!!

Thanks for the guidance.