Books for Python 3.7

[DL Neil]

Wlfraed probably knows a thing-or-two about kicking-over ants' 
nests/wasps' nests...

Talking about books is one thing. Judging them by asyncio coverage is 
quite another - and rather unfair. The use and methods of asyncio have 
changed frequently and markedly since '3.0'. Books take time to produce, 
sell, buy, and consume...


Recommend OP takes a look at the LeanPub series: Python Apprentice; 
Journeyman; and Master. They also publish Mike Driscoll - few of which I 
have read personally [hangs head in embarrassment/shame], but I do 
follow his "Mouse Vs Python" web site...


I much prefer to learn from a dead-tree presentation - and likely gain 
as much benefit from being able to 'look stuff up', thereafter. However, 
YMMV!

Accordingly, the OP might like to broaden his analysis beyond books 
(paper or on-line) and take a look at MOOCs (on-line courses). Each 
platform seems to offer something on Python (some good, some tedious, 
some little more than puffery) [disclaimer: 'my' courses (non-Python) 
are hosted on edX].

Just this morning I noted a veritable wave of free courses being 
released on the Swayam platform (Indian universities) including:  The 
Joy of Computing using Python 
(https://www.classcentral.com/course/swayam-the-joy-of-computing-using-python-14329). 


NB sadly I don't have time to attempt/review this myself, but would be 
intrigued to hear from you, should you...


Last comment (to OP): you should be aware of the Python version 
'covered'. Am not convinced that v3.7 is that important - to a beginner. 
Thus, maybe accept v3.5+, and make a practice of reviewing the Python 
docs - especially the Release Notes if you think version differences are 
important/worthy of particular concern.


On 16/07/19 9:24 AM, Andrew Z wrote:
> Gys - hats off.
> 
> Basically what Dennis is saying- you dont need a book "about python ".
> Tutorials and general search online will get you further and faster than
> any book.
> 
> Blah-blah about myself:
> my bookshelf has 2 technical books, just because i got them to prepare for
> certifications.
> For my trading app, i had to figure  out how to work with asyncio module,
> at the time -2017 , there were no semi- decent explanation for it, let
> alone books. By 2018 it became "the thing" with a ton of books.
> Blah-blah= off
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> P.s. and if you want to implement your idea really fast and easy - look at
> the go (golang.org). In my humble opinion- it is super easy and excellent
> all around. Doing their golangtour is all you need to write a working app.
> P.p.s. i just started a holy war .. damn.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 17:03 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:17:34 +0200, Gys <invalid at invalid.com> declaimed
>> the
>> following:
>>
>>> I also would like to have a good book, but have not yet decided which
>>> one. There is a 50$ book on learning Python; the language reference (?)
>>> There is a 50$ book for learning PyQt5 programming of a GUI. There is a
>>> 50$ book on using Python in Pandas for analysing tabular data.
>>>
>>
>>          For the language and "batteries" -- every distribution should
>> provide
>> the language reference, and the standard library reference. If one has a)
>> experience with other languages, the LRM should be sufficient for learning
>> the syntax; b) skill at interpreting technical documents, one should become
>> familiar with the contents of the SL reference (this does not mean
>> memorizing all of it -- critical would be the chapters on data types [which
>> explains what one can do with lists, dictionaries, tuples...] and then get
>> an idea of the contents of other chapters, so one can look up specifics for
>> tasks.
>>
>>          After that, one ends up with print books that tend to focus on
>> narrow
>> application domains: XML, WxPython, SQLAlchemy, MatPlotLib, Win32 (just
>> from scanning my bookshelf).
>>
>>          If one lacks both A and B, one ends up with various editions of
>> "Learning Python", "Programming Python", and "Fluent Python" (among many
>> others).
>>
>>
>> --
>>          Wulfraed                 Dennis Lee Bieber         AF6VN
>>          wlfraed at ix.netcom.com
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>>
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