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Easy to understand and fun to read, this updated edition of Introducing Python is ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language. Author Bill Lubanovic takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics, mixing tutorials with cookbook-style code recipes to explain concepts in Python 3. End-of-chapter exercises help you practice what you’ve learned.

You’ll gain a strong foundation in the language, including best practices for testing, debugging, code reuse, and other development tips. This book also shows you how to use Python for applications in business, science, and the arts, using various Python tools and open source packages.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 2nd edition (December 3, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 630 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492051365
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492051367
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.93 x 1.34 x 9.06 inches

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Eneas

Very well written, indeed!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2022

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The author explains the topics is in easy to understand manner. I wish some of the chapters could be further elaborated.

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Theresa S.

Digital copy is great

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Love it. Ordered another book with this one and returned the other book within two days.

Writing style is informative but easy to understand for someone with no programming experience at all (when he tells you to read an appendices, do it).

I am using this as a companion to a Udemy
Course to help reinforce concepts for me (the book is not required).

I decided to order the Kindle version because other reviews said that the print version was not in color. I felt like that was important since I am a total noob at programming and I wanted it to match what I was seeing in my coding environment.

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R. McNally

Better than average intro Python book, but mixed feelings

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2021

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I've bought a lot of introductory Python books, and this one I have to say is decidedly better than average, but by no means perfect. To be fair, Python is an absolutely vast subject to cover, and decisions have to be made in any introduction as to what to even mention, never mind address in any depth. This book does cover most of the items I would expect, but it is weak in some areas in my view. The object oriented programming chapter is terse, and doesn't even mention abstract classes as I recall. Coverage of lambda functions, first-class functions, closures and decorators (which some may consider intermediate topics) could be greatly improved. Solid working knowledge of these subject matters is needed in my view to be able to digest most "serious" code. Quite honestly, however, no introductory Python book I have purchased is what I would call stellar as a standalone volume, and I have had to piece together my working knowledge from various books and online courses.

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Fails as a Introductory Teaching Book, Unfortunate for a Book of Potential

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2022

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While there are good points made in the book and overall it is better than others that I have read, there are a couple of things that I do not like.
The end of each chapter has a Things To Do exercise section. Unfortunately Lubanovic does not provide answers or sample solutions for them in the book; nor does he at the GitHub website that he references for code examples and exercises in the preface of the book. This is a FAIL for teaching beginners, who need to gauge their learning especially if they are hung up by the exercise. A question was asked about this on Github by another person, but the author has failed to respond or correct the concern expressed.

Second issue for me is the rather lame 'jokes' he uses in a teaching book; perhaps for a more advanced book or reference or a classroom.

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Best single Python book I've got. Rare combination of readability and rigor.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2022

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I've purchased a lot of Python books as I learn the language well enough to teach it to a 10 year old. This is my go-to book on almost any Python topic. I'm tired of books written by authors anxious to display their technical chops at the expense of readability, such as showing single-line programming puzzles that wrap a lot of functionality into a single statement. None of that here. Amazingly, it is an enjoyable read while giving clear explanations of Python elements. And considering its scope, it is bargain-priced.

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Mr. & Mrs. Grene

Recommended!

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Lubanovic is easy to read after going through a crash course in python. I really recommend pairing this book with: A Smarter Way to Learn Python by Mark Meyers. Meyers does a great job of introducing the material and keeps his chapters short. His book is really small and focuses more on syntax and proper formatting. Lubanovic goes further in-depth but he can be overwhelming at times especially if you do not have any prior experience with python. The first ten chapters are the basics and each chapter comes with examples for you to practice. It's a great book for students pursuing a degree in business analytics. Recommended!

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Mercedes

Concise, and easy to Understand Python book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2021

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I found this books easy and clear to understand for beginners.
1). it give you an on overview of computer programming , specifically about Python.
2) On every chapter it points you to other programming concepts, which cover details about higher Python topics.
3) It is written in a way that non-programmers or beginners can understand and rapidly absorb the contents of the book.

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Awesome

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2020

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The book is actually what I was looking for. It the description by the seller was on point. The conditions of the book came as new and in excellent packaging. It took me a while to review this item, but overall it looks like they took good care of it.

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King Larry

This book is OK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 10, 2021

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This book is probably decent, I didn't really give it a chance. The overall condition of the book and the print quality were superb, but I started reading the introduction into how to actually start to coding in Python and I just found it abit weird...

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Jean Jeanie

Reallly? coding shouldn't be as much fun as this ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 24, 2020

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LOL funny, no fat and nothing wasted. So up to to the wire you don't need to keep munging through internet tutorials and watch your life dribble away before your eyes... The humour is top notch, the explanations short and always succinct.Exercises pitched just at the right level for a 'false' 'ahem' beginner. But the real killer is that the reinforcement exercises are wonderrfully paced and graded. The author's blood is definitely worth bottling. An attempt at Ruby would be a marvellous addition if the author feels up to the task !

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Dom

Good book but paperback should be available in colour

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 4, 2021

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I have found this to be a useful book however I saw that the kindle version (which I probably should have used to copy and paste code) was in colour. It would have been useful if the paperback was colour also as would make much more palatable.

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kryten

Brilliant book on Python

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 28, 2021

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This is probably *the* one to buy for Python. Content is superbly engaging with the best explanations of the concepts I have found on these topics. A fantastic reference and an entertaining read.

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A useful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 5, 2021

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Covers all major functions well

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