Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

Clear, concise and effective writing!
This is an excellent book for learning how to use the Python language proficiently. It is written for experienced developers, especially those who are experts in another language, but want to use Python effectively and elegantly.Chapter 1 explains the Python object model. It is very eye-opening, and is foundational to the goal of the book–teaching you how to write fluent Python code. The author advises that everyone should read chapter 1, then pick and choose topics of interest from the rest of the book. The topics covered in the next 23 chapters are too numerous to list here, but you are sure to find what you are looking for, unless you are looking for GUI programming, which isn’t very elegant, no matter what. But I digress.This book is hefty, 980 pages long. It is packed with good information, no fluff. Example scripts are stripped down to illustrate precisely the concept being taught. You can run the examples if you want to, but you don’t have to in order to learn what is being taught. The text is very well written. I highly recommend this book.

One of the very best books on Python
This excellent book covers in detail subjects, especially concurrency and threading, with insight. In addition to being well-written and extremely informative, the author, Ramalho, provides links to numerous YouTube videos and relevant papers on Python that are a treasure trove in themselves. At the end of each chapter he writes a ‘soapbox’ page or two which is opinion, and very worth reading. I have bought dozens of Python books and this is one of the absolute best!

a must have for any python dev
i wish i had this book sooner in my career. i own 2nd edition (kindle only), but 3rd edition i own hardcopy as well, i like this book so much. it is a clear and in-depth exploration of python itself, how it is supposed to be used. ramalho did an amasing job. this book is a must-have.

An Outstanding Book Diminished by Problems with the Kindle app on iPad
This is IMO the best advanced book on Python. I read the first edition five years ago or so – 900 pages – and am now working the through the second edition – 1500 pages. This book is not for the casual Python programmer, however. I have been writing Python code for more than twenty years, but I learn new things or sharpen my knowledge with every chapter. The coverage is comprehensive; the writing is very clear, and the example code is carefully annotated.I had been eagerly awaiting this new edition, which is a year or two late from the original publication date, but I am very disappointed with the Kindle version, which was fine in the first edition. While the Kindle app on my pc works fine, it does not work on my iPad, which has plenty of free memory. After just ten pages or so, the app freezes, and I cannot get any further. I cannot even jump to later points in the book.The publisher, O’Reilly, refuses to take any responsibility for this. Amazon, when contacted, promised to investigate and get back to me, but, in fact, I got no further response other than an offer of a refund, which I don’t want.I am now reading the book on my iPad via a browser, but this has a lot of drawbacks.

Ce livre est gigantesque! J’ai lu quelques pages et j’ai adoré tout de suite – on explique les choses clairement et sans détour. Et pourtant, plus de 1500 pages! Incroyable! Donc je l’utilise comme un dictionnaire: je lisais un autre livre qui parlait des mixins. Ce n’était pas clair à 100%. J’ai donc pris mon “dictionnaire”. Une page et demie plus tard, tout était clair. Impressionnant!Les explications viennent évidemment avec des exemples. Pour une rare fois, c’est plus vite pour moi de trouver l’information dont j’ai besoin que de chercher sur Google.Donc je le recommande fortement, surtout pour vous y référer et/ou creuser à fond un sujet en particulier.

Gran libro.Es un libro para nivel intermedio-avanzado.Aborda los temas que aportarán mucho valor al skillset de un desarrollador de una manera didáctica y digerible.

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