Head First Python 2e

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The authors think they are some sort of graphic design geniuses (and they say so), but it's an uncoordinated mess. Good for novices looking to get a web page up and running quickly though and is simple enough not to confuse beginning programmers.

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. 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. The Resources tab contains links to download the sample files, while the Links tab provides a set of weblinks to additional information.Paul lives just outside the town of Carlow in Ireland with his wife, two sons, daughter, dog and cat.

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. He’s also written other books and—back in the day— was a contributing editor at Linux Journal magazine. This second edition is a complete learning experience that will help you become a bonafide Python programmer in no time. 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.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. There's a bunch of computers and a growing collection of music instruments in the house, too (and like a lot of the Head First family, Paul is a struggling guitarist trapped inside a geek's body). If you’re intrigued by what you can do with context managers, decorators, comprehensions, and generators, it’s all here. With Head First Python, you'll quickly grasp Python's fundamentals by working with built-in data structures and functions.

About halfway through, one of my bosses realized that I wasn't learning anything from it and gave me a different Python book to read. Paul already has two textbooks to his name, and is also a Contributing Editor to Linux Journal magazine. This book provides interesting explanations to many little stuff that I'm used to using but never got to see the reasoning behind it. Ordinary Riordan arrays and exponential Riordan arrays are examined, with many explicit examples, and their applications to combinatorics and other.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Prior to becoming involved in teaching, Paul spent a decade in the IT industry working in Ireland and Canada, with the majority of his work within a healthcare setting. Other graphics-oriented titles (Visual QuickStart, Manga Guides, etc) pull this off, but not these people. Paul Barry is formally educated and trained in Computer Science and holds a Masters Degree in Computing Science. And i know for a fact that there is meant to be colour because i have just got the pdf version and all pictures and code has colour.

So in my opinion, this book is perfect for anyone who's new to Python, or in my case, who's new to programming altogether. It assumes some previous experience programming, but at the end it will provider the reader with some proficiency with the language. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Important PyPI Information: The good folk over at PyPI have created a new "testing site" for Python modules. Many books for beginners leave out good practices because it might confuse the reader and take their mind of the things the book is trying to teach. 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. Es un libro que se podría emplear en una clase de pedagogía para evidenciar cómo lograr la aplicación de los principios descubiertos en las investigaciones psicopedagógicas sobre el aprendizaje de temas complejos.