Learn Python The Hard Way (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I find text based games really boring and I didn't like the style the book is written in, nor the whole idea of typing all the code first and then getting an explanation after that.I'd suggest to take a free Coursera course "An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python" instead. No need to install anything (everything runs in a browser), much better explanations of things, clear, fun and doable mini projects (a few card games, pong, asteroids with graphics and sounds!), community, etc. I am surprised this has such a low rating. I mean, yes, when I went to #python on irc.freenode.net and asked guys, I need a basic beginners python book, the immediate response was haven't you seen LPTHW.Zed, you sir, are an awesome teacher. I mean, yes, awesome teacher. I love the line, "Remember, paying attention to details is necessary. make the code exactly as mine and run". Well, I did run it, sir.One guy in my office, who is also in python-devel list and a seriously good python guy, also recommended this book first in his lecture when he gave a brief introduction of the language. Yeah, I have this book open in my tab most of the time. BTW, this is not for professional python guys who are executing .py all the time, this is meant to get a grip on the language and then further explore it. Even, Zed told that a number of times.If you are interested in learning python, give this a try.
What do You think about Learn Python The Hard Way (2000)?
good first python book, should be followed by something more conceptual like 'Think Pythoon'h
—Chaz
Doesn't suffer from promising more than it delivers.
—Hell
Fantastic book for every beginner of programing :)
—Sridevi
