1. Python Crash Course. 2. Python Distilled. 3. Impractical Python Projects.

Very informative, thanks for posting! Your content really helped me find myself as a new Tech UKpostsr that switched careers to the tech industry recently. Keep doing what you do!

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.

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!

Thank you so much!:I followed the link to Replit you provided and it opened up so much more for me!

Complete beginner and bookworm here, thank you for a helpful and concise video! 🤓

As someone who is currently reading a java beginner book, I will say that the books are the best way to get a foundational understanding. I was taking courses online and those helped, but I really wanted to get straight to what I had set out to do. I know this is not relevant to Python; however, I do strongly recommend reading a book over getting a course. They're more inexpensive, and give a stronger sense of learning. That's where all the knowledge is at anyway for the most part. I just ordered a MYSQL book for less than ten dollars and the book I have now that is by Packt is helpful. I am by all means a complete novice; yet, I already feel much more knowledgeable about the topics I knew nothing about previously even if it's just something small.

Thanks for this list, mate.

Thanks for this!

Great review…thanks for sharing

Thanks very much for the recommendations

Thanks for the guidance.

Tips on books for programmers moving into Python is appreciated

Python Crash Course is currently saving me after I did a term on programming fundamentals with Python and came out not knowing a thing. I'm at lists (chapter 3) and I have never understood concepts this clearly in my academic life.

Thanks a lot, good information.

What are the other books you were thinking of at 0:50 that are "more computer science"?

I have the first book and I love it!

Thank you for suggesting these books.

Thank you, good sir!

Thanks dude!

For intermediate level I love the books "Fluent Python" and "Python tricks the book".

Very interesting review. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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.

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.

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!!!

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

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

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

I have Python Distilled and I honestly think it's a bit overrated in terms of its usefulness. Yes, it's a good reference and you will probably check out certain sections from time to time, but its layout doesn't make it a good place to learn specific ways to do things (as in, the best way to achieve some goal). For that, I think Effective Python is much better.

Thanks!

After reader finish an introductory on Python there is a workbook from Springer publishing "The Python Workbook". A good project book.

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.

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

What about the Automate the boring stuff with python?

what about the head first books?

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

Thanks for your guidance

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

im getting the projects book because i need more ideas

And I also give your recommend algorithm algorithm for dummies

Hi friend. please please answer my question. can a beginner use the last book? which is impractical python projects??

Would you recommend the "Fluent Python" book?

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

Thank you

that's a beautiful close shave! :) cheers,,

Hmmm.... Books seem like great choices. And projects are great way to really learn things. However, I'd argue that solving a bunch of small Python programming problems is a great way to learn quickly. You can find problems sets online

Is can you please suggest a book which would be the Advanced level referer for python coding language about its in and out

I can’t find the original comment, but someone suggested “Learn to code by solving problems” and I bought that - great book. It runs through examples, advocates use of code judge sites, etc. I’m only getting started with it, but it seems like a superb way of learning.

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 time it takes to read a book on coding , plus the fact that it is not so practical, I don't think it's good. Some interactive ebook maybe. But the course online with constant practice and applying what you learn is the best choice . Only reading theory and not doing all the coding yourself won't help you anything

I really like youre presentation style, i even sat thru the advert :) thanks for your content ! I'm currently helping a soon-to-be Comp Sci student, so your videos are helping me on what learning materials I can give him ahead of his full degree course.

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

after reading those whay should i read next?

Thanks.

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

Thanks

OK. And what is the best book that would take you from intermediate to expert in Python? All over the place I can see recommendations on how to start with Python but have not yet seen a good material about how to become expert after intermediate. Would you please have any advice in terms of books/vids? Thanks.

Best C++ books?

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

The Big Book of Small Python Projects is great and free.

You dont necessarily have to purchase these books, they are available in pdf format.

And python flash cards?

How about automate the boring stuff with python?

Sir, please review a book called 'Advanced Engineering Mathematics' by Erwin Kreyszig.... It is recommended in so many websites for machine learning and data science. It is a very popular in Engineering World too.... Please review this book and share your thoughts. Is it good for machine learning mathematics?

can i freelance with python after reading those books?

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 ??

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

Welcome back after one month

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

what about fluent python book sir?

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.

Whaat version of python?

You are great 👍 👌 👏

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

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

Should I get these books if I know PYthon already but am a little rusty?

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

I have the first one :)

The price is 36 dollar in India. WTF😢

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

Automate the boring stuff by Al Sweigart...the only book you need, its free online...

This is them? That's the education?

@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.

3 books

Are those books an entry level to get a job?

What is "Pythun"?

No. The best book to learn Python is "Starting out with Python", second edition...Expensive but great!

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

I read all the books you recommend here. I disagree with your opinion, they are not good enough, especially for the "Impractical Python Projects" the silly projects it tries to present and the difficult language it uses to explain the projects' ideas!

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

❤

I just don't think 'book' is the way to learn any language. Internet is enough for all language learning.

... These books are so expensive

Someone tell the name of book here so someone can read them if they don't have ears

hello british man

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

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So expensive 😴

bad recommendation

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