Book 1 :Python crash course Book 2: python programming Book 3: classic computer science problems in python, algorithms illuminated learning scientific programming in python, python tools for science effective pandas
@@YuTv1408this is false. I am educator by trade. I am in no way a programmer, and have been learning Python, specifically, for about a month now. You need at least high school math, and it’s more the advanced concepts of algebra (which corresponds to the beginning part of algebra 2…that’s a stretch, and in no way trigonometry). Python, like all other computer languages, is the ability to problem solve. I’ve had an issue myself learning human languages, and while any computer language is also a human language, it’s also translating to a computer in the human language created (programming language). There’s a reason, while this comment correctly goes on to say he lists more than 3 books, he started with a dictionary. The hardest concepts in Python for me have been the code phrasing which is similar to sentence phrasing, and Python is one of the more logical languages when it equates to English. I suspect code phrasing, memorizing terms, etc. are going to be the majority of people’s obstacles to overcome learning…math is simply not one of them. While there is correspondence to certain words (functions, variables, conditionals) they’re not necessarily the same meaning, but upon the same concept since a computer is mathematically based. Again simple understanding of basic algebra is most of what’s needed to learn, and that’s even a stretch if one understands the concept of language fairly well. Not to mention, his book 1 is essentially any course or information you can find online. His book 2 is specifics for computer science, and noted as a recommendation for the “exercises” which can help with getting better at Python. I think it would be extremely naive to never want more challenges in order to improve one’s skills. His book 3 was exactly like the comment portrayed; however in a more meaningful discussion, it could be interpreted to expanding in other concentrations of programming than just computer science (which is specifically what the second book recommendation focuses on while he recommends the exercises regardless of however one chooses to focus in Python…I found that pretty clear).
My focus was data analytics. I read Python Crash course part 1 (skip part 2). Followed by Effective Pandas. 7 months in and now I can do everything I did in excel plus more. So glad I started on the journey.
@@gabrieldantas5636 faster data manipulation and cleaning. Easier to work with unstructured data. Now I have an interest in machining leaning and have built some classification models to categorize data.
@@gabrieldantas5636 The biggest and most obvious improvement is that you can work with bigger datasets. Excell is very limited to the number of records/rows/lines/datapoints you can store in a single spreadsheet. However, I have found a Postgresql database accessed with SQL through the psycopg module to be even less constraining. Or, if setting up a postgresql database is too much of a hassle, or if you don't have the necessary privileges, a local sqlite database works great as well. Pandas is more of a visualisation tool i.m.o., the dataframe workflow as a tool by itself is pigeonholing your methodology and quite frankly boring, much like excell.
@@olearydj I think it is a book for intermediates who know they will continue learning python. It is a great bridge from mid to advanced in python, specifically. like if you want to work writing libraries and maintaining code.
Here are the key points from the video: 1. Avoid overwhelming beginner Python books with too much vocab and grammar. Look for books that teach just enough to get started on projects quickly. 2. A good first Python book is "Python Crash Course" - it teaches foundations thoroughly but briefly, then focuses on building real projects like games and web apps. 3. A second good book is "Python Programming" by John Zelle - it provides a solid introduction to computer science basics and algorithmic thinking. 4. For a third book, choose one focused on your interests - computer science, algorithms, data analysis/science, or a specific library like Pandas. Some recommendations given. 5. Try borrowing books from the library first to see if you like them before buying. 6. Interactive learning platforms like Brilliant can be very effective for learning by actively solving problems.
I wholeheartedly agree with your approach to learning the Python programming language and your choice of three excellent Python books. However, I suggest that books #2 and #3 could be replaced with a single book, "Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python" by MIT professor John V. Guttag. This book not only covers the essential concepts comprehensively but also comes with a valuable bonus - over 20 MIT RUclips lectures that serve as the foundation for the book. It's a great resource to enhance your Python learning journey. 😄
I've been on my Python learning journey for two months now, and I'm currently on Chapter 18 of the book. It's incredible how much you can grasp about syntax, coding logic, and the workings of programming through this book. I'm also wrapping up the Grokking Algorithms book, which provides a solid introduction to data structures and algorithms. Reading truly is life!
Thank you so much. I watched the video a couple months back and completed the first part of python crash course. Now would be moving on to the projects after going over everything I learnt.
@@HeyIntegrity Hello. This is my opinion, not saying these are the greatest -- but this is what I found to be useful: 1) Python Crash Course --liked it as a resource to refresh some of my general python skills 2) Introducing Python 2nd Edition, Lubanovic, O'REILLY book --expands upon Python Crash Course and took my Python skills to the next level in prep for Pandas and ggplot. 3) Effective Pandas 2, Matt Harrison, Metasnake book --many examples of Pandas code; sometimes I found it a little hard to follow as the code snippets can be standalone and not complete examples for comprehension; I did find value with it especially for indexing, splicing, and setting internal data frame indexes --I just had to spend a lot of time studying the example along with other examples of the same topic I am not knocking any of the books in this video. Just sharing what I personally found useful for my DTSC 520 course that I completed a few weeks ago.
I recommend you check out or borrow a copy before buying it. I was very unimpressed with the book. I haven’t looked at it for a year, so I don’t remember what I didn’t like, but I was definitely underwhelmed. Maybe it’ll work for you, but it wasn’t for me.
putting this in my favourites - even as a PhD student with plenty of experience, this is a very good description of how to learn something without getting bored to death of it. Excellent video.
Excellent choices. I remember recommending you the Python Crash Course book, and the Classical Computer Science book- back in the day- in your Discord server. Glad that you read them, and are now recommending them to others.
I thought this was a very good recommendation list, thank you. What I appreciated most about "Python for Scientists" is it went on at great length about how to install Anaconda, Python, Spyder, Jupiter, etc. I would have been overwhelmed without it. It talks about things like absolute and relative directory paths, which I think most texts might take for granted.
I have the Python cookbook, but it does not seem like an effective way to learn the language. It’s great as a reference for doing semi-advanced things though such as flattening nested dictionaries, writing a language parser, etc. I have it sitting on my desk at the office but not sure how to use it effectively.
Hi Giles, Please can you consider doing doing a review for the book ‘Learn to Code By Solving Problems’ published by No Starch Press? The author has a PhD in Computer Science Education, and I think the book is done very cleverly. I commented about this book on a previous video and someone picked up on it and went out and bought the book. They said they went from not being able to retain anything, to really picking up the material. Hope you’ll consider reviewing. Many thanks
You are actually a really wise, sincere man. I feel like you are the kind of mentor that has helped to push me forward.I have worked in Tech support for many years but now wish to move into dev ops and I am determined to teach myself python by force. I have quit my job so that I can focus fill time on python now as i was struggling to learn whilst do my full time job. I am willing to make sacrifices so that I can master it well.Thank you mighty much for your great videos.❤
I just bought the Coding For Dummies: All 9 Books and I am hoping to one day get around to reading it all the way through and understanding it. I'm technologically illiterate which is why I bought the book in the first place.
Just have to note; going straight to the docs and doing the equivalent of "reading a dictionary cover-to-cover to learn English" can still absolutely be a very functional and even particularly efficient approach for some people--you probably just have to be a certain strain of neurodivergent. Reading an English-Latin dictionary when I was a kid was actually very effective at teaching me a great deal of Latin I still retain today, and while I really enjoyed "Lingua Latina per se Illustrata" and the two semesters of conversational Latin I took in University, that class moved through the language at an absolutely glacial pace compared to simply reading the dictionary, and in two semesters my Latin vocabulary barely expanded beyond what I'd gained in a few sessions of reading the dictionary as a kid. Only point being one which you basically made in the video: Pursue learning in the way that works for *you*, full-stop. (And if anybody wants to read the Python documentation with me I'm recording it as I go, in the assumption there are enough autists and/or "people looking for videos that will put them to sleep" on the internet to eventually find a tiny, but terrifyingly dedicated audience)
I read my first book on Python back in the early naughties. It was a brilliant book. Each chapter had a quote from the flying circus. I wish I could remember the title.
I realized that I work much better when I read books than when I watch tutorials. It takes a little more time to finish the books, but every moment you invest your energy, you're truly learning.
Is that Waterstones bookshop on High Street Kensington, London?? The entrance looks different from what I remember.... I am glad that it still is in business... I loved that place.
I rarely comment but this is really well done. It dove into it from the very start. The camera on all those books really drove home the point of hundred being a lot. The metaphor with learning the language via the dictionary was splendid and SO on point. Then the recommendations happened. I liked how each recommendation talked about book structure and whys. I liked that 3rd place was - in a way - 1st, actually. I liked the order. And now, we're talking about other helpful books and why and where they're helpful. REALLY well done, my thanks!
I've been learning my first programming language ever (Python) for the past two months now and I've worn out "Python for Dummies" and I actually have "Python Crash Course for Beginners" (Same book!) so that's the next one I'm going to tackle. Glad I found out through this video that I have a good one!
I've been learning Python on and of for a few years but got very serious from the end of last year. I'm not too fond of reading, but like working through books when studying a specific subject (prefer this to web pages or PDF's). These are some great suggestions! Just a pity that book shops in South Africa don't seem to stock any books on computer related subjects any more, ordering online is the only option.
Great recommendations Giles - recognizing some of them from our office! If anyone’s looking for Python tutorials, we’ve released logging in Django and Django middleware to help the community too 💪
I’d actually recommend Think Python. You really get a complete overview of the language and what it can do. Only caveat I’d have is that it’s a bit academic, but no more do than the Classic Comp Sci book. Also there’s a new edition of Think Python coming out in September
Regardless of the fact that 7.1 thousands of LIKES re-iterate and re-validate my opinion on this video - this is one of the most explanatory, honest and robust videos from a person that wants to help other people to learn something tech specific that he also learned. My most sincere thank you for that video.
I learned Python some 15 years ago from The Python Cookbook by Martelli, Ravenscroft, and Asher, and the online documentation. It kinda helped that I already knew how to program in several other languages, including C/C++, Java/C#, even VB and Prolog. The current edition of The Python Cookbook was done by Jones and Beazley. Having watched several talks by David Beazley, I assume it's excellent, too.
I haven't read enough books to make an informed comparison, but I can say I've been working through Python Crash Course and have found it to be an engaging and clear resource for learning. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
All I'm going to say is Green Tea Press 3rd edition, its legally free and it's been converted into a very expensive boon. I'd go download it now before it's gone since the book has just hit the market.
I want to learn Python for Natural Language Processing. NLP is my passion after I took classes on linguistics. Should I focus on Python for machine learning or do you have recommendations for NLP?
The best skills to learn are firstly to put into words what you think you need, to make a search online, secondly be able to read documentation and thirdly make sense of it.
His "bad book" example is Modern Python Cookbook: 133 Recipes to Develop Flawless and Expressive Programs in Python 3.8, 2nd Edition By Steven F. Lott · 2020🥺
This may be a interesting idea, but for someone who's very new to Python and would like to learn, would using a children's book help at all to really dumb it down and begin at the most basic of levels?
You said it, one dont go for buying a dictionary, but some novel or stories. Just like that, books on python should be on topics of use- daily use i may. For example, financial analysis using bank data. Such daily usecases gives chance for user to experience enthralling moment doing programming.
We'll throw our hat in for beings such as Ourselves and suggest Learn Python Visually for those seeking to utilize code in their art and/or design work.
if you are interested in machine learning and data science there is a really great book I like called Deep Learning with Python by Francois Chollet. even if it's older some of the tech is still relevant and also the language used to describe the processes very illuminating. I took a data science course and I found the book better at explaining things conceptually than the teacher
I learned Python by teaching it to a bunch of summer interns 🙂I was up front with them about not knowing Python. If you know Java or C++, it's easy to teach concepts and just use w3schools when the syntax of your code is not quite right. I worry though about the adoption of Python in the industry for any critical systems because it is not type safe. Also it's kind of slow. I would be very concerned if Python ever gets used for flight control systems or in cars. Better to use Rust, Go, Java or some other statically typed language for critical systems.
100 Books in 10 minutes... Here you go... just paste it into Python, and you'll see the answer. # Total available time total_time = 10 * 60 # Convert 10 minutes to seconds # Number of books to be presented number_of_books = 100 # Time per book time_per_book = total_time / number_of_books # Output message print(f"Time per book presentation: {time_per_book:.2f} seconds") # Optional: Convert to minutes time_per_book_minutes = time_per_book / 60 print(f"Time per book presentation: {time_per_book_minutes:.2f} minutes")
Nice thoughtful and informative discussion. Probably you have read Magnus Lie Hetland's "Python Algorithms." It is a slightly idiosyncratic but very fun and readable complement to a more traditional book like Zelle's.
Hello Master!! I have watched all your videos and firstly, I must say thank you for sharing all this information! Bless you! Secondly, I am about to start a new position as a Cloud Data Engineer with GCP. I am strong with Data Base models, architecture, SQL and Relacional DB. But I feel weak with Python, even if I did use it for some projects. Do you have any book in mind that could help me to improve as a Data engineer using Python? Thank you again!!
Thx for sharing these book recommendations. While I can get a digital copy of these books, I'd rather get a hard copy for me to easily browse back and forth between pages instead of a pdf file.
Not new to it working on one called Architecture Patterns with Python it covers test driven development, domain driven design, and event driven microservices.
If you are interested in Data Analysis and Machine Learning, then the 4th book would be "An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in Python" 1st ed. 2023. The group of authors are machine-learning all-stars.
To be honest that’s one of the last books I would read. Very important stuff, don’t get me wrong, but when we talk about data analysis you should definitely check out the book effective pandas from Matt first.
Hello Gilesmcmullen , I just finished watching your video and I enjoyed it very much. i was about to start reading python crash course that you have recommended in your video as 1st priority but i was hesitant as its an old book teaching an older version of python and python 3.13 is set to be released soon. will it still be worth reading , will python 3 be much different to python 3.13, looking forward to your answer . Thank You
I'm so glad that Google spies on me - I was looking for a beginner Python book on Amazon. Clearly, it's not easy to choose a book without taking a look through it. So, I temporarily abandoned my search and decided to do a bit of YouTubing. And hey presto! - your video was a the top of the recomeneded vdeos. Funnily enough, the Python Crash Course was one that I had noted down as being a possibility. So, guess what? That's what I'm going to buy! many thanks. Also, on the back of this video, I'm going to subscribe! Everyone's a winner.
You should check out "A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms" by Jay Wengrow. It's not Python-specific, but definitely one of the best books I've come across on DSA
I have started with programming 30 years ago. Basic, Pascal, C++, JavaScrypt, HTML, PHP, Python and after 30 years I ended up with "Hello World" because my biggest problem is, that I don’t know what to program. I know basics but then I am stuck, sit and think what to progam. Love you videos, after every video I have apetite to start again to learn but it ends up everytime the same. Don’t know what to program. If you got any advice how to move further It would be advice of million value to me. thank you
I retired after 50 years of programming and started learning Python. That was in 2017. Today it is 2024, and here are a few of the Python programs I have written for my own use. A program to compare and synchronize between two folders. I use descript.ion files to store comments about files. I wrote a program to add these descriptions to a database and retrieve them. I wrote a program to download videos from the Internet. A database program to keep track of these videos and search for them. A database program to index and search documents. A basic web server. Various text processing programs. An Explorer like program to search for and display audio and video files. A good rule of thumb: Write what you personally need and use. Automate the repetitive tasks you do on the computer. Anything you can do in a batch file, you can do in Python. If you want to write Python with a good simple UI, I suggest PySimpleGUI. Look it up. Very helpful support community.
Thank you for creating interesting video content about Python. Which book would you recommend to learn Python for Automation. More specifically Computer Networking Automation. Thank you
Can you talk about your views on teaching material for youngsters? As a teacher it's my experience that kids (ages 12-18) wouldn't find those recommendations engaging at all, at least by and large...
Bought Python Crash course on your recommendation and it's a great book to really get started in Python So far I'm following really well and about to start the programming projects.
No word about O'Reilly *Learning Python* and *Programming Python* at all? Those books are so expensive and difficult to read, I couldn't even finish! Python for beginners is a lie! 3000+ pages is more than professional Java programming at 2000 pages.
Book 1 :Python crash course
Book 2: python programming
Book 3: classic computer science problems in python, algorithms illuminated learning scientific programming in python, python tools for science effective pandas
oh, how shrewd you're
You're doing God's work here. Thank you!
Thank you
How about book 1:: knowing advanced math
@@YuTv1408this is false. I am educator by trade. I am in no way a programmer, and have been learning Python, specifically, for about a month now. You need at least high school math, and it’s more the advanced concepts of algebra (which corresponds to the beginning part of algebra 2…that’s a stretch, and in no way trigonometry). Python, like all other computer languages, is the ability to problem solve. I’ve had an issue myself learning human languages, and while any computer language is also a human language, it’s also translating to a computer in the human language created (programming language). There’s a reason, while this comment correctly goes on to say he lists more than 3 books, he started with a dictionary. The hardest concepts in Python for me have been the code phrasing which is similar to sentence phrasing, and Python is one of the more logical languages when it equates to English. I suspect code phrasing, memorizing terms, etc. are going to be the majority of people’s obstacles to overcome learning…math is simply not one of them. While there is correspondence to certain words (functions, variables, conditionals) they’re not necessarily the same meaning, but upon the same concept since a computer is mathematically based. Again simple understanding of basic algebra is most of what’s needed to learn, and that’s even a stretch if one understands the concept of language fairly well.
Not to mention, his book 1 is essentially any course or information you can find online. His book 2 is specifics for computer science, and noted as a recommendation for the “exercises” which can help with getting better at Python. I think it would be extremely naive to never want more challenges in order to improve one’s skills. His book 3 was exactly like the comment portrayed; however in a more meaningful discussion, it could be interpreted to expanding in other concentrations of programming than just computer science (which is specifically what the second book recommendation focuses on while he recommends the exercises regardless of however one chooses to focus in Python…I found that pretty clear).
My focus was data analytics. I read Python Crash course part 1 (skip part 2). Followed by Effective Pandas. 7 months in and now I can do everything I did in excel plus more. So glad I started on the journey.
what do you recommend me to start from beginner and next levels
If you just transferred your excel knowledge to python, what new problems can you solve ? Just the same with other tool?
@@gabrieldantas5636 faster data manipulation and cleaning. Easier to work with unstructured data. Now I have an interest in machining leaning and have built some classification models to categorize data.
@@gabrieldantas5636 The biggest and most obvious improvement is that you can work with bigger datasets. Excell is very limited to the number of records/rows/lines/datapoints you can store in a single spreadsheet.
However, I have found a Postgresql database accessed with SQL through the psycopg module to be even less constraining. Or, if setting up a postgresql database is too much of a hassle, or if you don't have the necessary privileges, a local sqlite database works great as well. Pandas is more of a visualisation tool i.m.o., the dataframe workflow as a tool by itself is pigeonholing your methodology and quite frankly boring, much like excell.
@@gabrieldantas5636python can do it much faster and automate things in a way that excel just can’t
The best book for non-beginners is "Fluent Python" by Luciano Ramalho.
Reading this right now... brilliant. Also going thru python3 docs and using chatgpt to help explain things... and the REPL is super helpful.
this
it is a fantastic book but "non beginners" is a bit of an understatement...
@@olearydj I think it is a book for intermediates who know they will continue learning python. It is a great bridge from mid to advanced in python, specifically. like if you want to work writing libraries and maintaining code.
+1
Here are the key points from the video:
1. Avoid overwhelming beginner Python books with too much vocab and grammar. Look for books that teach just enough to get started on projects quickly.
2. A good first Python book is "Python Crash Course" - it teaches foundations thoroughly but briefly, then focuses on building real projects like games and web apps.
3. A second good book is "Python Programming" by John Zelle - it provides a solid introduction to computer science basics and algorithmic thinking.
4. For a third book, choose one focused on your interests - computer science, algorithms, data analysis/science, or a specific library like Pandas. Some recommendations given.
5. Try borrowing books from the library first to see if you like them before buying.
6. Interactive learning platforms like Brilliant can be very effective for learning by actively solving problems.
I wholeheartedly agree with your approach to learning the Python programming language and your choice of three excellent Python books. However, I suggest that books #2 and #3 could be replaced with a single book, "Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python" by MIT professor John V. Guttag. This book not only covers the essential concepts comprehensively but also comes with a valuable bonus - over 20 MIT RUclips lectures that serve as the foundation for the book. It's a great resource to enhance your Python learning journey. 😄
Thank you for reminding me about this resource. I was trying to remember it from seeing it elsewhere, but couldn't remember the title.
Totally right!
Also worth mentioning is the book Clean Code In Python by Mariano Anaya. The good explanation of decorators and generators helped me a lot.
I've been on my Python learning journey for two months now, and I'm currently on Chapter 18 of the book. It's incredible how much you can grasp about syntax, coding logic, and the workings of programming through this book. I'm also wrapping up the Grokking Algorithms book, which provides a solid introduction to data structures and algorithms. Reading truly is life!
Which book exactly?
Python Crash Course! It gives you all the foundation you need! @@juanarreola4402
Which book
Which book? I'm guessing "Python Crash Course" since there is a chapter 18 in that book
You make a comment and then don't even tell people the book?
Why do people like you exist on the internet?
Thank you so much. I watched the video a couple months back and completed the first part of python crash course. Now would be moving on to the projects after going over everything I learnt.
Just starting an MS Data Science degree program. Though not new to programming, I have not used Python much in my career. Appreciate the suggestions!
Did you find these books helpful? What do you recommend now and also what would you recommend to start learning before the masters program?
@@HeyIntegrity Hello. This is my opinion, not saying these are the greatest -- but this is what I found to be useful:
1) Python Crash Course --liked it as a resource to refresh some of my general python skills
2) Introducing Python 2nd Edition, Lubanovic, O'REILLY book --expands upon Python Crash Course and took my Python skills to the next level in prep for Pandas and ggplot.
3) Effective Pandas 2, Matt Harrison, Metasnake book --many examples of Pandas code; sometimes I found it a little hard to follow as the code snippets can be standalone and not complete examples for comprehension; I did find value with it especially for indexing, splicing, and setting internal data frame indexes --I just had to spend a lot of time studying the example along with other examples of the same topic
I am not knocking any of the books in this video. Just sharing what I personally found useful for my DTSC 520 course that I completed a few weeks ago.
Matt Harrison's Effective Pandas is superb. Habe studied through the first edition and just bought the second updated version of that book.
Should I go directly to the second version? I want to master pandas.
@@AaronArt1 yes, the second version is just updated version of first version. No point buying then both.
I recommend you check out or borrow a copy before buying it. I was very unimpressed with the book. I haven’t looked at it for a year, so I don’t remember what I didn’t like, but I was definitely underwhelmed. Maybe it’ll work for you, but it wasn’t for me.
And his videos. I recommend him to everyone who wants to use Pandas
putting this in my favourites - even as a PhD student with plenty of experience, this is a very good description of how to learn something without getting bored to death of it. Excellent video.
Excellent choices. I remember recommending you the Python Crash Course book, and the Classical Computer Science book- back in the day- in your Discord server. Glad that you read them, and are now recommending them to others.
hahaha creative video, i love this ! Thanks for your recommendation!!
Thanks. I don't find very much to be practically helpful anymore on youtube. But this was nice. I appreciate your distillation of the subject matter.
Thanks, book recommendations by experienced professionals are acts of generosity.
I thought this was a very good recommendation list, thank you.
What I appreciated most about "Python for Scientists" is it went on at great length about how to install Anaconda, Python, Spyder, Jupiter, etc. I would have been overwhelmed without it. It talks about things like absolute and relative directory paths, which I think most texts might take for granted.
Thanks brother. Awesome inputs. will follow through
Surprising that you didn't include fluent python and python cookbook by david beazley in this. They are really really good.
They're not quite beginner level python books
I have the Python cookbook, but it does not seem like an effective way to learn the language. It’s great as a reference for doing semi-advanced things though such as flattening nested dictionaries, writing a language parser, etc. I have it sitting on my desk at the office but not sure how to use it effectively.
Hi Giles,
Please can you consider doing doing a review for the book ‘Learn to Code By Solving Problems’ published by No Starch Press?
The author has a PhD in Computer Science Education, and I think the book is done very cleverly.
I commented about this book on a previous video and someone picked up on it and went out and bought the book. They said they went from not being able to retain anything, to really picking up the material.
Hope you’ll consider reviewing.
Many thanks
Big fan of this one as well! Feel it’s the best way to learn since it gets you solving exercises right away to apply what you learn in each chapter
@@nicholasmascioni3333 I agree, it’s really engaging!
You are actually a really wise, sincere man. I feel like you are the kind of mentor that has helped to push me forward.I have worked in Tech support for many years but now wish to move into dev ops and I am determined to teach myself python by force. I have quit my job so that I can focus fill time on python now as i was struggling to learn whilst do my full time job. I am willing to make sacrifices so that I can master it well.Thank you mighty much for your great videos.❤
I would put in vote for headfirst python. From get go you start with interesting example as you build a big program.
I have never heard of the book, Python crash course. Thank you for your advice. It is a perfect and well structured book. 👍
I just bought the Coding For Dummies: All 9 Books and I am hoping to one day get around to reading it all the way through and understanding it. I'm technologically illiterate which is why I bought the book in the first place.
Thanks I just bought two of your recommendations after finishing Python Crash Course -- Algorithms illuminated and Python Distilled.
Just have to note; going straight to the docs and doing the equivalent of "reading a dictionary cover-to-cover to learn English" can still absolutely be a very functional and even particularly efficient approach for some people--you probably just have to be a certain strain of neurodivergent. Reading an English-Latin dictionary when I was a kid was actually very effective at teaching me a great deal of Latin I still retain today, and while I really enjoyed "Lingua Latina per se Illustrata" and the two semesters of conversational Latin I took in University, that class moved through the language at an absolutely glacial pace compared to simply reading the dictionary, and in two semesters my Latin vocabulary barely expanded beyond what I'd gained in a few sessions of reading the dictionary as a kid.
Only point being one which you basically made in the video: Pursue learning in the way that works for *you*, full-stop.
(And if anybody wants to read the Python documentation with me I'm recording it as I go, in the assumption there are enough autists and/or "people looking for videos that will put them to sleep" on the internet to eventually find a tiny, but terrifyingly dedicated audience)
2:00 are those Scriveneir pens?
I read my first book on Python back in the early naughties.
It was a brilliant book. Each chapter had a quote from the flying circus. I wish I could remember the title.
I envy one who's able to read 100 books... on any topic. I'm no fan of speed reading, and usually give up on books by the 2nd or 3rd chapter :/
I realized that I work much better when I read books than when I watch tutorials. It takes a little more time to finish the books, but every moment you invest your energy, you're truly learning.
Django can be a bit overwhelming -> start with Flask
Is that Waterstones bookshop on High Street Kensington, London?? The entrance looks different from what I remember.... I am glad that it still is in business... I loved that place.
I rarely comment but this is really well done. It dove into it from the very start. The camera on all those books really drove home the point of hundred being a lot. The metaphor with learning the language via the dictionary was splendid and SO on point. Then the recommendations happened. I liked how each recommendation talked about book structure and whys. I liked that 3rd place was - in a way - 1st, actually. I liked the order. And now, we're talking about other helpful books and why and where they're helpful. REALLY well done, my thanks!
I would love to see a revised version of learning python with chatGPT(or other ai chatbots), visual studio or other ai guided learning methods
I've been learning my first programming language ever (Python) for the past two months now and I've worn out "Python for Dummies" and I actually have "Python Crash Course for Beginners" (Same book!) so that's the next one I'm going to tackle. Glad I found out through this video that I have a good one!
I've been learning Python on and of for a few years but got very serious from the end of last year. I'm not too fond of reading, but like working through books when studying a specific subject (prefer this to web pages or PDF's). These are some great suggestions! Just a pity that book shops in South Africa don't seem to stock any books on computer related subjects any more, ordering online is the only option.
Great recommendations Giles - recognizing some of them from our office! If anyone’s looking for Python tutorials, we’ve released logging in Django and Django middleware to help the community too 💪
I’d actually recommend Think Python. You really get a complete overview of the language and what it can do. Only caveat I’d have is that it’s a bit academic, but no more do than the Classic Comp Sci book. Also there’s a new edition of Think Python coming out in September
Effective Pandas changed everything for me! It’s such a gem of a book and a must for anybody who wants to do something with Data Analysis
Many thanks for these valuable tips! Great Video!!!
Really pleased to see the stunning architecture of Waterstones make an appearance.
Regardless of the fact that 7.1 thousands of LIKES re-iterate and re-validate my opinion on this video - this is one of the most explanatory, honest and robust videos from a person that wants to help other people to learn something tech specific that he also learned. My most sincere thank you for that video.
fantastic video, thanks for this suggestions Giles, really helpful.
Thanks for this!!!
I learned Python some 15 years ago from The Python Cookbook by Martelli, Ravenscroft, and Asher, and the online documentation. It kinda helped that I already knew how to program in several other languages, including C/C++, Java/C#, even VB and Prolog. The current edition of The Python Cookbook was done by Jones and Beazley. Having watched several talks by David Beazley, I assume it's excellent, too.
Thank you for that suggestion!
I haven't read enough books to make an informed comparison, but I can say I've been working through Python Crash Course and have found it to be an engaging and clear resource for learning. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.
brilliant video. thank you for making it.
All I'm going to say is Green Tea Press 3rd edition, its legally free and it's been converted into a very expensive boon. I'd go download it now before it's gone since the book has just hit the market.
I want to learn Python for Natural Language Processing. NLP is my passion after I took classes on linguistics. Should I focus on Python for machine learning or do you have recommendations for NLP?
As someone who’d like to learn advanced Django, which book would you prefer?
2:39 - hah, I guess I was finally 100% optimal by choosing exactly this book. Its a good solid book. Thank you for this video.
The best skills to learn are firstly to put into words what you think you need, to make a search online, secondly be able to read documentation and thirdly make sense of it.
His "bad book" example is Modern Python Cookbook: 133 Recipes to Develop Flawless and Expressive Programs in Python 3.8, 2nd Edition By Steven F. Lott · 2020🥺
Thank you. I was so confused as to why he didn't reveal it. Thought I kept missing it.
This may be a interesting idea, but for someone who's very new to Python and would like to learn, would using a children's book help at all to really dumb it down and begin at the most basic of levels?
That's what I did, and I'm not embarrassed!
The children's book I love is Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming by Jason R. Briggs.
@@swallowedinthesea11 I bought Coding for Kids: Python. Thanks for your input!
brilliant. I love this ! Now I am completely hooked to this. You are a great teacher love it!
Guys, any best book to learn
1. Design Pattern in Python
2. Data Structure and Algorithms in Python
3. Object-Oriented in Python
As a teacher i tell this all the time it's language we should learn it like a language
Fantastic video. Finally someone with my kind of thought. ❤️👍
You said it, one dont go for buying a dictionary, but some novel or stories. Just like that, books on python should be on topics of use- daily use i may. For example, financial analysis using bank data. Such daily usecases gives chance for user to experience enthralling moment doing programming.
We'll throw our hat in for beings such as Ourselves and suggest Learn Python Visually for those seeking to utilize code in their art and/or design work.
I don't second this route from the second stage onwards.
Just continue with projects 😊
Do you have any thoughts on Think Python by Allen B Downey?
if you are interested in machine learning and data science there is a really great book I like called Deep Learning with Python by Francois Chollet. even if it's older some of the tech is still relevant and also the language used to describe the processes very illuminating. I took a data science course and I found the book better at explaining things conceptually than the teacher
Hi ! How important is pseudocode , and do you have any book recommendations for learning it ? Thank u for the video.
I learned Python by teaching it to a bunch of summer interns 🙂I was up front with them about not knowing Python. If you know Java or C++, it's easy to teach concepts and just use w3schools when the syntax of your code is not quite right. I worry though about the adoption of Python in the industry for any critical systems because it is not type safe. Also it's kind of slow. I would be very concerned if Python ever gets used for flight control systems or in cars. Better to use Rust, Go, Java or some other statically typed language for critical systems.
100 Books in 10 minutes... Here you go... just paste it into Python, and you'll see the answer.
# Total available time
total_time = 10 * 60 # Convert 10 minutes to seconds
# Number of books to be presented
number_of_books = 100
# Time per book
time_per_book = total_time / number_of_books
# Output message
print(f"Time per book presentation: {time_per_book:.2f} seconds")
# Optional: Convert to minutes
time_per_book_minutes = time_per_book / 60
print(f"Time per book presentation: {time_per_book_minutes:.2f} minutes")
Excellent explanation. Thank you
How about a recommendation on the best book (or maybe just "the best way") to learn django for those who are good/good enough with Python? Thanks!
Nice thoughtful and informative discussion. Probably you have read Magnus Lie Hetland's "Python Algorithms." It is a slightly idiosyncratic but very fun and readable complement to a more traditional book like Zelle's.
Thanks a lot, not only, for this video! 🙂
thanks, especially for the Data Analysis books ❤❤
Hello Master!!
I have watched all your videos and firstly, I must say thank you for sharing all this information! Bless you!
Secondly, I am about to start a new position as a Cloud Data Engineer with GCP. I am strong with Data Base models, architecture, SQL and Relacional DB. But I feel weak with Python, even if I did use it for some projects.
Do you have any book in mind that could help me to improve as a Data engineer using Python?
Thank you again!!
Do you have the ISBN of the book 'Python programming for little coders' please 🙂
Really great picture !
Preeeetty sure it doesn't exist?
They have *Little Coders* book for Java (in Spanish).
@@alikazerani Well there's this book: "Coding for Kids: Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games and Activities" and it's a nice one
No suggestions on books for people interested in taking the web development path?
Excellent choice!!!
Thx for sharing these book recommendations. While I can get a digital copy of these books, I'd rather get a hard copy for me to easily browse back and forth between pages instead of a pdf file.
What is best book for web dev and Django?
I just finished a 500 page book myself...thats a lot of coloring when you think of it.
Please recommend book for web development using python.
Not new to it working on one called Architecture Patterns with Python it covers test driven development, domain driven design, and event driven microservices.
If you are interested in Data Analysis and Machine Learning, then the 4th book would be "An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in Python" 1st ed. 2023. The group of authors are machine-learning all-stars.
To be honest that’s one of the last books I would read. Very important stuff, don’t get me wrong, but when we talk about data analysis you should definitely check out the book effective pandas from Matt first.
Thanks for the video!
Pls… top books for Java??
What kind of strange and wonderful place was that where you got the bag?
Hello Gilesmcmullen , I just finished watching your video and I enjoyed it very much. i was about to start reading python crash course that you have recommended in your video as 1st priority but i was hesitant as its an old book teaching an older version of python and python 3.13 is set to be released soon. will it still be worth reading , will python 3 be much different to python 3.13, looking forward to your answer . Thank You
🤔🤔🤔 Any good book suggestions about making and deploying (large) python libraries to repositories? Best practices, etc.
I'm so glad that Google spies on me - I was looking for a beginner Python book on Amazon. Clearly, it's not easy to choose a book without taking a look through it. So, I temporarily abandoned my search and decided to do a bit of YouTubing. And hey presto! - your video was a the top of the recomeneded vdeos. Funnily enough, the Python Crash Course was one that I had noted down as being a possibility. So, guess what? That's what I'm going to buy! many thanks. Also, on the back of this video, I'm going to subscribe! Everyone's a winner.
Would the algorithms book and classic computer problems be pretty good to prepare me for my data structures and algorithms class this fall?
Mark Lutz to me is the best python book
100% agree. Sadly he's not updated any of his books since python 3.3 which is why they're probably not recommended as much anymore
Is it worth replacing the second edition with a third one?
Any book recommendations for solving equations?
I would like to see a series like this for different languages.
Thanks...that was really helpful
Gracias, very interesting got to check it out .. 😊😊😊😊😊
I am not into analysis or math at all, did I pick the wrong programming language to play around with?
@Python Programmer what would be a good book for Data structures and algorithms in python beginner to advanced?
You should check out "A Common-Sense Guide to Data
Structures and Algorithms" by Jay Wengrow. It's not Python-specific, but definitely one of the best books I've come across on DSA
@@msulwa i will check it out
I have started with programming 30 years ago. Basic, Pascal, C++, JavaScrypt, HTML, PHP, Python and after 30 years I ended up with "Hello World" because my biggest problem is, that I don’t know what to program. I know basics but then I am stuck, sit and think what to progam.
Love you videos, after every video I have apetite to start again to learn but it ends up everytime the same. Don’t know what to program. If you got any advice how to move further It would be advice of million value to me. thank you
I retired after 50 years of programming and started learning Python. That was in 2017. Today it is 2024, and here are a few of the Python programs I have written for my own use.
A program to compare and synchronize between two folders.
I use descript.ion files to store comments about files. I wrote a program to add these descriptions to a database and retrieve them.
I wrote a program to download videos from the Internet.
A database program to keep track of these videos and search for them.
A database program to index and search documents.
A basic web server.
Various text processing programs.
An Explorer like program to search for and display audio and video files.
A good rule of thumb: Write what you personally need and use. Automate the repetitive tasks you do on the computer. Anything you can do in a batch file, you can do in Python.
If you want to write Python with a good simple UI, I suggest PySimpleGUI. Look it up. Very helpful support community.
Thank you for creating interesting video content about Python. Which book would you recommend to learn Python for Automation. More specifically Computer Networking Automation. Thank you
Can you talk about your views on teaching material for youngsters? As a teacher it's my experience that kids (ages 12-18) wouldn't find those recommendations engaging at all, at least by and large...
Bought Python Crash course on your recommendation and it's a great book to really get started in Python
So far I'm following really well and about to start the programming projects.
What do you think about the learning python by Mark Lutz ?
No word about O'Reilly *Learning Python* and *Programming Python* at all? Those books are so expensive and difficult to read, I couldn't even finish!
Python for beginners is a lie! 3000+ pages is more than professional Java programming at 2000 pages.
if i a beginner what is the best for me for learning , websites like geeks for geeks or books