Learn Python Programming - Second Edition Free eBook

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Learn Python Programming is a quick, thorough, and practical introduction to Python - an extremely flexible and powerful programming language that can be applied to many disciplines. Unlike other books, it doesn't bore you with elaborate explanations of the basics but gets you up-and-running, using the language. You will begin by learning the fundamentals of Python so that you have a rock-solid foundation to build upon. You will explore the foundations of Python programming and learn how Python can be manipulated to achieve results. Explore different programming paradigms and find the best approach to a situation; understand how to carry out performance optimization and effective debugging; control the flow of a program; and utilize an interchange format to exchange data. You'll also walk through cryptographic services in Python and understand secure tokens. Learn Python Programming will give you a thorough understanding of the Python language. You'll learn how to write programs, build websites, and work with data by harnessing Python's renowned data science libraries. Filled with real-world examples and projects, the book covers various types of applications, and concludes by building real-world projects based on the concepts you have learned.

Publication date:: June 2018
Publisher: Packt
Pages: 508
ISBN: 9781788996662

About the Author

Romano

Fabrizio Romano was born in Italy in 1975. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Padova. He's been working as a professional software developer since 1999. Fabrizio has been part of Sohonet's Product Team since 2016. In 2020, the Television Academy honored them with an Emmy Award in Engineering Development for advancing remote collaboration.
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I've been going through the book as a non-programmer beginner. I ran through another book on Python syntax first and this was my next step forward. I have a few thoughts on the book I'll share.1. The book is definitely oriented towards people with a computer science/programming background.2. However, if you have a high tolerance for not understanding everything it is a lovely introduction to a GREAT many concepts. I really think the author does a great job giving you an intro into many/most applications of Python.3. This is a book on professional Python programming. Which is good and bad depending on you. If you are interested in using this professionally then I think this book would be great for you. Fabrizio is clearly a professional and his insights into skills and habits needed to program effectively are very valuable and delivered in a memorable way. If you are just interested in writing some ugly scribble that gets the job done inefficiently, you may find these insights distracting/time-consuming from your quest of learning the basics.4. Lastly, to get the most out of the book you really need to take your time and practice the concepts. Learning anything requires remembering/testing your knowledge and if you just 'read' the book there are very few tests, only examples. I'll admit I have rushed through a lot of it. Likely I will now try to use the concepts to take on projects and review/study topics in more depth going forward.Final thought: I think the book has been very challenging for me. Likely I could have found a slightly more beginner friendly book to do first. However, I still think this has been fantastic and now that I have suffered through many of the chapters I feel MUCH MUCH more knowledgeable of thinking like a programmer, the fundamental philosophies of Python (Fabrizio's strongest teaching point), and moving forward to focus both on mastering needed concepts and studying the Python disciplines I'm most interested in to do projects.

Full of good information but hard to follow due to it not really for beginners

I found this book obscure and poorly organised. Basic syntax is used without explanation and the order in which topics are raised is unhelpful. I am an experienced programmer who wants to get to grips with Python syntax and found this book wanting. The way some of the material is presented seem to violate the code of keeping things simple. Some readers found this book excellent but I find that difficult to understand. The final straw is that the typesetting presents the code examples in a very light font that makes them difficult to read and hence understand. I cannot recommend this book for Python beginners.

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