[HN Gopher] Free Python Books
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       Free Python Books
        
       Author : Mike_Andreuzza
       Score  : 142 points
       Date   : 2021-04-10 07:31 UTC (15 hours ago)
        
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       | DevilMadeMeDoIT wrote:
       | The biggest problem I have with lists of links like this, is that
       | there is vary rarely a hint to the quality of the resource behind
       | the link. Is the book being recommended because it is a great
       | book or just because it is free.
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | I started recommending the books just because they're free but
         | realized pretty much all are at least okay or good, there don't
         | seem to be many bad ones among the freebies. Maybe because
         | writing a book and making it public takes deliberate and
         | considerable effort, so only motivated authors do it.
        
           | DevilMadeMeDoIT wrote:
           | Out of curiosity, how many of the free books have you used?
           | Would you recommend any one over the others?
        
             | pamoroso wrote:
             | Some of the books I used are "Code with Repl.it", "Tpython
             | 101", "Boxes", "Clean Architectures in Python", and "The
             | Hitchhiker's Guide to Python".
             | 
             | I highly recommend "Boxes: Your Second Python Book" because
             | it's unlike any other book I've seen. It focuses on text
             | layout algorithms and builds an increasingly advanced
             | exmaple through successive iterations.
        
         | emmelaich wrote:
         | To be fair, similar applies to paid-for books. I can name two
         | Python books that were pretty bad, yet seemed to be popular.
        
       | jventura wrote:
       | Cool list! @pamoroso, if you read this comment, I've submitted an
       | issue on the repo to add my own ebook (full-speed python).
       | 
       | If someone stumbles on this on HN, here's the link to the repo
       | [1] and releases [2]. It's basically a simple ebook where each
       | chapter shows a little bit of what you can do with something
       | (numbers, strings, lists, dicts, modules, etc.) and then the
       | reader is asked to solve some exercises.
       | 
       | I use this for my students (BSc and MSc students), who already
       | know how to program, how to get up to speed with Python so that
       | we can go learn sockets, the http protocol, webservices, web
       | frameworks, etc..
       | 
       | [1] https://github.com/joaoventura/full-speed-python/
       | 
       | [2] https://github.com/joaoventura/full-speed-python/releases/
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | I've just added the book, thanks.
        
       | kowlo wrote:
       | I've often found that these lead to a hoarding exercise rather
       | than a learning one...
       | 
       | I'm sure I have a folder of PFFs somewhere collecting digital
       | dust.
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | In a way it's indeed a hoarding exercise.
         | 
         | But among the motivations for starting this list there was the
         | realization most of the free learning resources that are
         | typically recommended have different formats such as courses,
         | videos, tutorials and blog posts, and so on. There seemed to be
         | relatively few free books recommended, so I thought a little
         | hoarding would be an opportunity for discovering more titles
         | and authors.
        
       | asicsp wrote:
       | Nice list and pleasantly surprised to see both my books
       | mentioned.
       | 
       | I'm also maintaining a list of Python resources (including paid
       | options): https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/
        
         | Mike_Andreuzza wrote:
         | Paolo has made a great job right there.
        
           | pamoroso wrote:
           | Thanks again, much appreciated.
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | Glad you like the list, what are your books?
        
           | asicsp wrote:
           | * https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_regular_expressions/
           | 
           | * https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/
           | 
           | Thanks for adding them.
        
             | pamoroso wrote:
             | Got it, thanks.
        
       | cpach wrote:
       | Nice list! Curation FTW (^_^)
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | Thanks, I try to curate useful resources.
        
       | sixhobbits wrote:
       | Two of the ones in the list are ours :) Thanks Paolo!
       | 
       | Code with Replit - https://codewithrepl.it - a set of coding
       | projects for beginners
       | 
       | Learn Python the Right Way https://learnpythontherightway.com -
       | an adaption of the more famous "Think like a Computer Scientist"
       | which is my favourite introduction to Python - better landing
       | page coming very soon.
       | 
       | Both are "living" books so we are constantly looking for feedback
       | to improve them. Feel free to reach out if you have any!
        
         | pamoroso wrote:
         | You're welcome, I love your books -- and Replit.
        
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