I would recommend reading the official Python tutorial [0] This tutorial will explain the important parts of Python. It doesn’t spend too much time explaining programming basics though.
My alternate recommendations include Think Python [1] or Automate the Boring Stuff with Python [2]. On 1 September 2017 at 19:51, Raghunadh <raghunadhpra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Derek, > > I would start with this book > > hxxps://learnpythonthehardway.org > > Raghunadh LPTHW is a terrible book: slow and boring, tells readers to memorize truth tables instead of understanding them (sic!), 19% of it is thoughtlessly teaching print() — overall, a failure at teaching people to program. Moreover, the author wrote a nonsensical essay bashing Python 3 [3] (debunked in [4]), and released a Python 3.6 version of his book shortly afterwards. [0] https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html [1] http://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ [2] https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ [3] https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/nopython3.html [4] https://eev.ee/blog/2016/11/23/a-rebuttal-for-python-3/ -- Chris Warrick <https://chriswarrick.com/> PGP: 5EAAEA16 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
