Thats a good idea. Indeed- take an online course, it is cheap, gets your thru basics and you have an instructor to help if you r stuck. Id vote for online course vs buying a book .
On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 19:43 DL Neil <pythonl...@danceswithmice.info> wrote: > 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). > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN > >> wlfr...@ix.netcom.com > >> http://wlfraed.microdiversity.freeddns.org/ > >> > >> -- > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > >> > > -- > Regards =dn > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
