Head First Python 2e

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His day job is with the Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland where he has spent over a decade preparing Ireland's next generation of computing folk to be productive in the workforce.

With this book, you'll learn Python through a multisensory experience that engages your mind-rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Paul lectures as part of the academic Computing Department, and has taught for a long time, using Python with all of his class groups for close to fifteen years. Paul Barry is formally educated and trained in Computer Science and holds a Masters Degree in Computing Science. As usual with the Head First series, it is written in a fun and comprehensible manner that makes you progress through the chapters without even noticing it.I read it in three evenings and sometimes things where explained that shouldn't be explained to someone who already knows how to program in another programming language. But the book does give you a pretty good context and grounding in the basics - from data structures, the context management protocol, list comprehensions, and even generators. But I knew nothing about python going in and this helped me pick it up relatively easily—would recommend in conjunction with something more up-to-date. The authors think they are some sort of graphic design geniuses (and they say so), but it's an uncoordinated mess. This second edition is a complete learning experience that will help you become a bonafide Python programmer in no time.

When I was going through the introductory part of the book, I was a bit worried as it stated that a bit of knowledge in programming is expected, but it turned out not to be the case. I understand the need to let the code crash in some cases but from a semantic standpoint the solution to the exercise is wrong.Non-personalized content and ads are influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing and your location (ad serving is based on general location). With this book, you'll learn Python through a multisensory experience that engages your mind—rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

With Head First Python, you'll quickly grasp Python's fundamentals, working with the built-in data structures and functions. Then you’ll move on to building your very own webapp, exploring database management, exception handling, and data wrangling. Are you looking for a reference book to Python, one that covers all the details in excruciating detail? I understand the importance of it and why it needs a thorough elucidation but I got utterly bored when they kept explaining the same thing in different ways. Mais les exemples sont souvent là, plus pour servir la pédagogie que pour servir de base à des développements.

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