Here's the thing, this book was GREAT. It kick started my projects and eventually I developed the skills needed to code in python as a job. The author makes a lot of great points throughout the book about how you can apply the lessons beyond the one you're tasked with - and it brings perspective I think a lot of books just don't bother to show you.
BUT DON'T BUY IT FOR FULL PRICE. This book regularly goes on sale - along with many others for python - on humblebundle.com. A collection of data science and python books can be yours (digitally) for about $5. The author also gives away free copies every few months on Reddit! A real hoopy frood who knows where his towel is.
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'A Lot of Fun'“I’m having a lot of fun breaking things and then putting them back together, and just remembering the joy of turning a set of instructions into something useful and fun, like I did when I was a kid.” —Wil Wheaton, Actor, Writer, and Geek Icon |
'Highly Recommended'“Do you need Automate the Boring Stuff with Python? Yes, if you want to enhance your workflow by using automation, this is an excellent place to start. Highly recommended.” —Network World |
'A Stellar Resource'"A stellar resource for office workers, academics, and administrators." —Mashable |
About the Author
Al Sweigart is a software developer and tech book author. Python is his favorite programming language, and he is the developer of several open source modules for it. His other books are freely available under a Creative Commons license on his website. His cat now weighs 11 pounds.
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| Python for Kids, 2nd edition by Jason Briggs | Python Crash Course 3rd edition by Eric Matthes | Automate the Boring Stuff 2nd edition by Al Sweigart | Python Flash Cards by Eric Matthes | Impractical Python Projects by Lee Vaughan | Serious Python by Julien Danjou | |
| User experience level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner to Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate |
| For readers who want | A gentle, kid-friendly introduction to Python | A fast-paced, thorough introduction to Python | A practical guide to using Python for automating tedious tasks | A quick and easy way to review Python fundamentals, vocabulary, syntax and more | Fun, entertaining projects to take your Python skills to the next level | Expert, practical advice and tutorials to perfect your professional Python skills |
| Compatible with Python version | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 2 & 3 |
| Special features | Kid-friendly, full-color code and illustrations | Covers Django, matplotlib and plotly, and pygame | Covers working with files en masse, automating emails and texts, scraping the web, and more | Flash card format; includes exercises and challenges to test and hone your skills | Covers modules like pygame, Pylint, pydocstyle, tkinter, python-docx, matplotlib, and pillow | Covers powerful techniques like using generators, handling time zones, and applying functional programming |
| Page count | 368 pages | 511 pages | 592 pages | 101 cards | 424 pages | 240 pages |
About the Publisher
No Starch Press has published the finest in geek entertainment since 1994, creating both timely and timeless titles like Python Crash Course, Python for Kids, How Linux Works, and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. An independent, San Francisco-based publishing company, No Starch Press focuses on a curated list of well-crafted books that make a difference. They publish on many topics, including computer programming, cybersecurity, operating systems, and LEGO. The titles have personality, the authors are passionate experts, and all the content goes through extensive editorial and technical reviews. Long known for its fun, fearless approach to technology, No Starch Press has earned wide support from STEM enthusiasts worldwide.
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I like this book, but the physical construction is a bit questionable.
This book is a good book for reference. It has helped me in my early times learning so far on the website, so I decided to buy the book. It's equally great in paper forms, with the exception of the materials used, it's not well binded and the paper feels a bit cheap. For the price it's not bad at all, but I feel like if they upped the price a few bucks and improved materials used, I would have been happier. If learning python though, it's a solid book to start with and oftentimes paper can be very helpful.
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