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Python Crash Course (2nd Edition): A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming Paperback – Illustrated, 3 May 2019

by Eric Matthes (Author)

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Second edition of the best-selling Python book in the world. A fast-paced, no-nonsense guide to programming in Python. Updated and thoroughly revised to reflect the latest in Python code and practices.

Python Crash Course is the world's best-selling guide to the Python programming language. This fast-paced, thorough introduction to programming with Python will have you writing programs, solving problems, and making things that work in no time.

In the first half of the book, you'll learn basic programming concepts, such as variables, lists, classes, and loops, and practice writing clean code with exercises for each topic. You'll also learn how to make your programs interactive and test your code safely before adding it to a project. In the second half, you'll put your new knowledge into practice with three substantial projects: a Space Invaders-inspired arcade game, a set of data visualizations with Python's handy libraries, and a simple web app you can deploy online.

As you work through the book, you'll learn how to:
- Use powerful Python libraries and tools, including Pygame, Matplotlib, Plotly, and Django
- Make 2D games that respond to keypresses and mouse clicks, and that increase in difficulty
- Use data to generate interactive visualizations
- Create and customize web apps and deploy them safely online
- Deal with mistakes and errors so you can solve your own programming problems

If you've been thinking about digging into programming, Python Crash Course will get you writing real programs fast. Why wait any longer? Start your engines and code!

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Product details

Language : English
Paperback : 544 pages
ISBN-10 : 1593279280
ISBN-13 : 978-1593279288
Reading age : 12 years and up

Best Sellers Rank: 1,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 6 in Programming Languages
- 56 in Teen & Young Adult

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Python Crash Course selected as one of the best books for learning Python by Real Python

Python Crash Course was selected as one of the best books for learning Python by Real Python
"It has been interesting to see, over the last few years, No Starch Press, which produces this book, growing and producing future classics that should be alongside the more traditional O'Reilly Press programming books. Python Crash Course is one of those books."
--Greg Laden, ScienceBlogs

"All of these projects are well thought out and presented in such a way that learning the subject matter and implementing it is much more an enjoyable pastime rather than an onerous task that must be completed. Eric took the time to deal with some rather complex projects and lay them out in a consistent, logical and pleasant manner that draws the reader into the subject willingly, which unfortunately, many authors fail to do."
--Full Circle Magazine

"The book is well presented with good explanations of the code snippets. It works with you, one small step at a time, building more complex code, explaining what's going on all the way."
--FlickThrough Reviews

"Learning Python with Python Crash Course was an extremely positive experience! A great choice if you're new to Python."
--Mikke Goes Coding

About the Author

Eric Matthes is a high school math and science teacher living in Alaska who teaches an Introduction to Programming class in Python. He has been writing programs since he was five years old.


	Python for Kids by Jason Briggs	Python Crash Course 2nd edition by Eric Matthes	Automate the Boring Stuff 2nd edition by Al Sweigart	Python Flash Cards by Eric Matthes	Impractical Python Projects by Lee Vaughan	Serious Python by Julien Danjou
User experience level	Beginner	Beginner	Beginner	Beginner to Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
For readers who want	A gentle, kid-friendly introduction to Python	A fast-paced, thorough introduction to Python	A practical guide to using Python for automating tedious tasks	A quick and easy way to review Python fundamentals, vocabulary, syntax and more	Fun, entertaining projects to take your Python skills to the next level	Expert, practical advice and tutorials to perfect your professional Python skills
Compatible with Python version	Python 3	Python 3	Python 3	Python 3	Python 3	Python 2 & 3
Special features	Kid-friendly, full-color code and illustrations	Covers Django, matplotlib and plotly, and pygame	Covers working with files en masse, automating emails and texts, scraping the web, and more	Flash card format; includes exercises and challenges to test and hone your skills	Covers modules like pygame, Pylint, pydocstyle, tkinter, python-docx, matplotlib, and pillow	Covers powerful techniques like using generators, handling time zones, and applying functional programming
Page count	344 pages	544 pages	592 pages	101 cards	424 pages	240 pages

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Zefeng Deng

Worth every cent

10 November 2020

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The best introductory book to Python.

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Dan

Great inner content! Not that great outer quality. Still worth it!

5 July 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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Have had this for one day and the cover is already coming off. Nothing a little glue won’t fix, and that’s the downside of paperbacks that you have to put weight on to keep closed, in my opinion.

BUT the inner content is well worth it. I’ve been wanting to learn programming for years but have often gone away discouraged because the tutorials and teachers randomly start throwing complicated problems at you out of nowhere.

Not so with this book. It eases you into each topic, breaks it down very clearly, and has exercises throughout that you can follow along with. Make sure you follow along! There are specific exercises throughout, but I highly recommend typing out the example code and playing around with it/experimenting on your own as well. Then by the time you get to the exercises you’ll have a good idea about how to approach it.

STICK WITH IT! I decided I wanted to learn to program 10 years ago! I would start for a week and then quit when it got too complicated and felt overwhelming. Then I’d come back to it a few years later, and same thing. Then it hit me one day, “If I had pushed through the first time and been patient, I’d have 10 years of experience as a programmer right now. Do I want to look back in another 10 years and feel that way again? Or do I want to push through this time so in 10 years I’ll actually have the experience under my belt!?”

Easy answer!

Stick with it. Be patient with yourself if things get too complicated or you “feel too dumb” to get it. If you hit a block, go back a few pages and go through it again. Everyone is selling “learn ____ quick!” books these days. It’s a good way to get random chunks of knowledge but a terrible way to master it. So be patient!

And get this book. :). It makes things very simple to understand and really holds your hand through everything.

191 people found this helpful

Marcel Dupasquier

The updated preface

24 May 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

For all who want to compare the 1st to the 2nd edition, here the Preface to the Second Edition.

120 people found this helpful

kdfuser

Very enjoyable read

16 August 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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Just finished the book and followed the code all way, even did some of the "Try this yourself" exercises. Very well organized. 6 stars on that. Code in the book was accurate and worked as expected. I didn't just try the code from the resource web site. I actually typed in every line from the book and made it all the way to deployment. (Quite an accomplishment, I say. :-)).

Only one gripe - see pictures attached. After 3 weeks of ownership, the book lost its clothing. :-(

I wonder if Mr Matthes will send me an autographed copy to replace my sad, broken, copy? :-)

78 people found this helpful

Dear MR.J

Good for beginner but does not go too far or deep

30 June 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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What is good about it? It teaches you the basics of Python But it does not have any advanced materials inside. Evey little example is well explained. It has a lot of examples are presented. It also asked readers to do exercises after concept.
However, I wish it comes with an answer for those after chapter exercises. Otherwise, it becomes meaningless because you won't know if you got it or not. Overall, well explained but somewhat too much explanation. Thus, this might be good for people who do not have any programming skill. Also, words are simple and straightforward.

Update: Thanks to the author reply, there are solutions online. But I still think it explained things too much. Thus, costed too much reading for a simple concept.

70 people found this helpful

CxegCfiJjXRfuN9

Worth Every Penny!

10 February 2020 - Published on Amazon.com

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Let me preface this review by saying that I have zero programming experience. I'm only four chapters into the book and I gotta say - Python is finally making sense to me! I've tried reading "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" and I have no doubt that it's a good book. However, for me, it was not a good starting point and I found myself lost trying to read through the first few chapters - maybe I'll re-read "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" afterwards after I finish "Python Crash Course". I'll do a follow-up review of this book when I'm done, but that won't be for a while; I'm going at my own pace and ensuring that I understand each topic and lesson. This book is worth the money if you want to learn Python!

51 people found this helpful

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