Books that I’ve read, reviewed or cited for this article
For the rest of March, you can get my book, Python 101 for 50% off if you use the following code: march15 Learn how to program with Python from beginning to end. My book is made primarily for beginners. However, at least two-thirds of it is aimed at intermediate programmers. You may be wondering how […]
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Packt Publishing recently sent me a copy of the eBook version of Flask Framework Cookbook by Shalabh Aggarwal. I didn’t read it in its entirety as Cookbooks don’t usually make for a very interesting linear read. I just went through it and cherry picked various recipes. But before I get into too much detail, let’s
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Packt Publishing recently contacted me to let me know that they’re having a $5 sale on their website for all their eBooks and Videos. Since they have a LOT of different Python and Python-related books, I thought my readers might want to know about that sale. Here’s their press release: Following the success of last
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This week, Packt Publishing asked me to review IPython Notebook Essentials by L. Felipe Martins. They sent me an eBook copy to review. I’ve always been interesting in learning about the IPython Notebook, but had never gotten around to it, so this seemed like a great way to learn more. Quick Review Why I picked
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Packt Publishing recently asked me if I would be interested in letting my readers know about a sale that they are doing right now. Most of the time, I avoid marketing to my readers, but Packt has a lot of Python ebooks for sale this week that I think you might find useful. Here is
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This contest is now over I have decided to sponsor a contest for my first book, Python 101. I will be giving away 3 copies of my eBook bundle (PDF, EPUB and MOBI) and 1 copy of the paperback, which I will ship anywhere in the world. If you haven’t heard of my book, you
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My first book, Python 101 has been published today. You can buy it directly from my blog which will get you a PDF, EPUB and MOBI version of the book. You can also purchase a softcover edition of the book via Lulu. Finally, I have published the eBook to Amazon. If you happen to run
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Python 101, the book I am authoring is nearly finished. I had a couple of “proof” copies produced by Lulu to verify things were laying out correctly and to help me find mistakes. Seeing it in print is pretty cool. It also made some oversights pretty obvious, although they’re all cosmetic in nature. Anyway, right
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This contest is over! Packt Publishing has partnered with my blog to give away 2 copies of their ebook version of Mastering Object-oriented Python by Steven Lott. You can read my full book review here, but frankly, I thought it was one of best advanced Python books I’ve read in a long time. It’s also
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Packt Publishing asked me to be a technical reviewer for one of their latest Python books, Mastering Object-Oriented Python by Steven Lott. This book is a sequel of sorts to their 2010 release, Python 3 Object Oriented Programming by Dusty Phillips, which I reviewed here. Note: This book is explicitly for Python 3 developers and
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Kivy is a neat package that allows Python developers to create user interfaces on mobile devices. You can also deploy the applications to desktops too. This is the second book I’ve seen put out on the subject. The first book, Kivy – Interactive Applications in Python by Roberto Ulloa came out last year from Packt
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I just wanted to drop a quick note that the Python 101 book is now available for Pre-order here. Currently you will receive the draft versions of the book as they become available. Right now, Parts I and II have been released which amounts to approx. 115 pages of content. You can read more about
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The Python 101 book campaign finished today. I am now well funded to create the book and get all the artwork done. I think I may try to get additional illustrations too. While we didn’t hit the next stretch goal, I plan to go ahead and work on screencasts anyway. As I mentioned previously, I
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There are under 2 days left in the book campaign! I think that’s pretty exciting. I hope you do too! I’ve been busy writing the new Part 3 lately. I only have two more chapters to go before it’s done. My hope is that Part 3 will be done by the end of the week.
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We only have five more days before the end of the campaign, so I thought it would be nice to share a couple chapters from the book. You can download the introduction along with chapters 1 and 2 here. I have been working on the new section of the book since it is now the
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