Wlfraed probably knows a thing-or-two about kicking-over ants'
nests/wasps' nests...
Talking about books is one thing. Judging them by asyncio coverage is
quite another - and rather unfair. The use and methods of asyncio have
changed frequently and markedly since '3.0'. Books take time to produce,
sell, buy, and consume...
Recommend OP takes a look at the LeanPub series: Python Apprentice;
Journeyman; and Master. They also publish Mike Driscoll - few of which I
have read personally [hangs head in embarrassment/shame], but I do
follow his "Mouse Vs Python" web site...
I much prefer to learn from a dead-tree presentation - and likely gain
as much benefit from being able to 'look stuff up', thereafter. However,
YMMV!
Accordingly, the OP might like to broaden his analysis beyond books
(paper or on-line) and take a look at MOOCs (on-line courses). Each
platform seems to offer something on Python (some good, some tedious,
some little more than puffery) [disclaimer: 'my' courses (non-Python)
are hosted on edX].
Just this morning I noted a veritable wave of free courses being
released on the Swayam platform (Indian universities) including: The
Joy of Computing using Python
(https://www.classcentral.com/course/swayam-the-joy-of-computing-using-python-14329).
NB sadly I don't have time to attempt/review this myself, but would be
intrigued to hear from you, should you...
Last comment (to OP): you should be aware of the Python version
'covered'. Am not convinced that v3.7 is that important - to a beginner.
Thus, maybe accept v3.5+, and make a practice of reviewing the Python
docs - especially the Release Notes if you think version differences are
important/worthy of particular concern.
On 16/07/19 9:24 AM, Andrew Z wrote:
Gys - hats off.
Basically what Dennis is saying- you dont need a book "about python ".
Tutorials and general search online will get you further and faster than
any book.
Blah-blah about myself:
my bookshelf has 2 technical books, just because i got them to prepare for
certifications.
For my trading app, i had to figure out how to work with asyncio module,
at the time -2017 , there were no semi- decent explanation for it, let
alone books. By 2018 it became "the thing" with a ton of books.
Blah-blah= off
Good luck.
P.s. and if you want to implement your idea really fast and easy - look at
the go (golang.org). In my humble opinion- it is super easy and excellent
all around. Doing their golangtour is all you need to write a working app.
P.p.s. i just started a holy war .. damn.
On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 17:03 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:17:34 +0200, Gys <inva...@invalid.com> declaimed
the
following:
I also would like to have a good book, but have not yet decided which
one. There is a 50$ book on learning Python; the language reference (?)
There is a 50$ book for learning PyQt5 programming of a GUI. There is a
50$ book on using Python in Pandas for analysing tabular data.
For the language and "batteries" -- every distribution should
provide
the language reference, and the standard library reference. If one has a)
experience with other languages, the LRM should be sufficient for learning
the syntax; b) skill at interpreting technical documents, one should become
familiar with the contents of the SL reference (this does not mean
memorizing all of it -- critical would be the chapters on data types [which
explains what one can do with lists, dictionaries, tuples...] and then get
an idea of the contents of other chapters, so one can look up specifics for
tasks.
After that, one ends up with print books that tend to focus on
narrow
application domains: XML, WxPython, SQLAlchemy, MatPlotLib, Win32 (just
from scanning my bookshelf).
If one lacks both A and B, one ends up with various editions of
"Learning Python", "Programming Python", and "Fluent Python" (among many
others).
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