Learning Python, 3rd Edition
by Mark Lutz
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Book Reviews of Learning Python, 3rd Edition
Book Review: Good for beginners, the python docs can do equally good
Summary: 4 Stars
Like my title suggests, if you have programming experience and you do not mind or have little trouble reading the Python documentation in a online fashion then its probably not absolutely necessary that you have to buy the book.
However, the author is very good in instilling the nature of Python programming and he's good at getting you to think about the concepts but this book is definitely not a cookbook. Last thing is that it doesn't concentrate on the GUI nor library usage etc as it's mission is simply to teach you about the core of Python
Book Review: I'm not impressed
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm talking about the 3rd edition. It's the first book about Python that I read, so I can't make a comparison. It may be just the best first book out there, but I'm not impressed. The book reads like a draft, not a book in its 3rd edition. The author just keeps repeating himself on minor points in subsections back and forth. It's 700 pages long, but I wish it were half the length, after cutting needless elaboration and repetition. Perhaps the older editions are more concise. On the other hand, we readers may not have a choice.Book Review: Excellent Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book could not have better introduced Python in a clear and easy to understand manner. True, it is not exactly an interesting read, but as you plow through, you learn more than you thought possible. I have read several books on programming languages, and even the series that try to add humor and spice to the content do not teach as well as this book. I just oredered the "sequel" of sorts, Programming Python. I look forward to another great lesson in this fabulous language.Book Review: A wonderful book if your target is to learn Python
Summary: 5 Stars
Learning Python, 3rd Edition
I did not know anything about Python. I was just looking for a good book about this language in order to help my daughter at her University. The book not only help her as help me too. Since I began to read this book I could not stop reading. Reading it I could understand how powerful is the Python.
Book Review: Great for beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
I admit i haven't finished the book yet, but i'll give my impressions here. The book is a great source for beginners. If the reader is a experienced programmer on other languages, the first part is somehow a bit of waste of time. It takes a time before the book asks you for doing real code, and for the impatient this is a real draw back. But if it is your first contact with languages like Python or Perl, this is a good book.