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The author of Automate suggested several times a book called, "Effective Python".
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Python-Specific-Software-Development/dp/0134034287/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536639571&sr=8-3&keywords=effective+python
Sorry you had to go through that. Zed Shaw is pretty widely discredited among a big portion of the community for stuff like this, and the fact that he still wants the world to stay in the past on Python 2.
Automate the Boring Stuff is extremely well regarded as a learning resource on this subreddit, which can definitely not be said about LPTHW. It's free online, but you'll probably only really need to skim through it if you feel pretty comfortable with the basics.
I've also seen Effective Python and Fluent Python recommended as good intermediate books if you want something a little more challenging, but I haven't read either so YMMV.
You only need two
Python Tricks
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Effective Python
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Python-Specific-Software-Development/dp/0134034287
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Everyone recommends Fluent Python, but I think it's a little too dense for an intermediate book. You won't appreciate the book until much later.
Check out effective python
Koga zanima Python, ovo je takođe dobro - Effective python. Ako nekome treba, pm.
Takođe, ne bih se složio da je u svemu broj 2. U data science domenu je u vrhu (pored njega R).
Effective python is an awesome book if you already know programming or if you already know python.
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Python-Specific-Software-Development/dp/0134034287/
[Book] Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python
My friend who was getting into Python recently asked me about the same thing, I've made some research and this was what I came with. Just for the record, I'm personally a book dude - can't really focus much when learning from Udemy courses and stuff like that, so I will only cover books:
First book:
Python Crash Course by Eric Matthes
Very solid position for beginners. The first part of the book covers Python's basics - data types, lists, functions, classes, pretty much everything you need to get a good grasp of Python itself. The second part of the book includes three practical projects, mini-game, data visualization and an introduction to making web apps with Django. From what I so, it's a pretty unusual approach to beginner friendly books, since most of them avoid using additional libraries. On the other hand, it's harder to get bored with this book, it really makes you want to learn more and more once you can actually see the effects of all your work.
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart
Best alternative if you want to spend 0 bucks or want to dive all into projects. Even though it covers basics as well, I still recommend to read it, even if you have done Python Crash Course before, even just for the sake of all those projects you can make to practice your Python. He also has a Youtube channel where he has a loooot of Python content and sometimes does cool things like streaming and helping people make their code better, really cool guy, be sure to check his channel!
Second book:
Writing Idiomatic Python by Jeff Knupp
Very solid book, filled with examples what you, as a Python developer should do, and what you shouldn't (and why not). Sounds like not much, but it is actually a lot of useful knowledge that will make your code shorter, cleaner and better.
Effective Python by Brett Slatkin
A bit easier to understand and easier to approach than a previous book, but still has a load of knowledge to share.
Third book:
Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho
One of the best Python books overall, covers all of the things that previous books could have missed or didn't have time to introduce. My personal favorite when it comes to books for advanced Python developers.
All of those recommendations are my personal opinion, so if anyone has anything to add, I will gladly listen to any comments!
related question- I inherited a couple books, I could use some advice.
I'm about 2/3 through Think Python, I am working through the University of Michigan Programming for Everybody course (and the book: Python for Informatics) and the Rice University An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python Part 2 (both on Coursera)
I inherited Introducing Python, Fluent Python, Python 3 Object Oriented Programming, and Effective Python
Which one should I jump into after I finish Think Python?
Check out Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python.
Sure, I'm self-taught, but I've been in software engineering for a while.
Python is like a lot of other languages. It has its own vocabulary for some things, but it also uses the vocabulary for most other things in the industry.
Mostly, I just picked up a book and started reading and coding. It also helps to have someone to chat with, too.
My one co-worker and I like to geek out about Python nuances. He's a big fan of it. I like Python, too, but prefer statically typed languages, like C# and Scala. Although I do code in Python daily.
So we have interesting debates about things. It's not that we're diametrically opposed about things, it's that we have subtle differences that we like to discuss.
And we both learn about the language this way.
So yeah: recommendation: Get someone to talk to about this. Also read other people's code.
Also, I like the book Effective Python: 59 Specific ways to write better Python
Check out Effective python. It has a lot (59) of tips on writing better code. Use of enumerate in loops is one of them.
Been using python for 5 years, professionally for 1. I learn new stuff every day that makes my python code more pythonic, more readable, faster, and better designed.
Your first mistake is thinking that you know the "things that every python programmer should know." Everyone has different opinions of what you should know. For example, I work with million+ entry datasets. I need to know about generators, the multiprocessing library, and the fastest way to read a file if it's not stored in a database. A web dev might think that it's more important to know SQLAlchemy, the best way to write UI tests with selenium, and some sysadmin security stuff on the side.
If you're stuck with what to learn, I recommend Effective Python and Fluent Python, as well as some Raymond Hettinger talks. You'll want to go back through old code and make it more pythonic and efficient.
Thanks for the info. It's a 9 week course that ends on November 1 so I am guessing the next course would start that week or the week after. I do want the certificate so I think I will wait. In the mean time, I will check out sentdex's pythonprogramming site.
After the MIT course, I was thinking of moving onto Effective Python, but I am not sure about the jump in difficulty. Would that be a good idea?
Effective Python and Fluent Python
It depends on what you are wanting to go? You can start with this:
Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python (Effective Software Development Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0134034287/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_w-O0AbM4Z2FJR
I like this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Python-Specific-Software-Development/dp/0134034287
I'd rank myself as an intermediate Python programmer, and it's pretty handy for me. But I can see it being great for beginners as well, as it introduces a few advanced topics without delving too much into them. It mostly provides specific, functional usages of Python in real-world development.