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Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition (Eric Matthes)
The one we would hand a beginner
5.0 out of 5
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Hands-on, project-based introduction to Python: the basics in the first half, then three projects (a game, data visualizations, and a web app).
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We bought this in January 2025, and it is the book we recommend to anyone starting Python from zero.
This is the one we’d buy again.
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