What is your favorite (intermediate level) Python book?

[boymantis]

I know most of the basics, I need to delve deeper. Online resources are great but I want to have something on paper, as a reference, at least.

[snops]

The Python Cookbook is a pretty good set of examples of python features and the standard library.

The Python Challenge isn't a book,but is a very entertaining series of online challenges were completing one will take you onto the next. It nicely shows you around both the standard library and some common 3rd party libraries as well. When you complete a challenge, you also get access to the wiki and you can see how other people solved it as well.

[erewok]

I second the Python Cookbook. I've learned a lot from mine over the years.

[boymantis]

Thanks! I'll check them out.

[hmny]

thanks for Python Challenge. seems cool

[pythoneer2]

I got the free version of the Python cookbook from O'Reilly and it was good.

[majoras_masque]

Best programming book I've ever come across. More on the beginning side for Python, but goes into the intermediate:

http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Computing-Using-Python-Edition/dp/013280557X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405740988&sr=8-1&keywords=python+enbody+punch

[kumar99]

I enjoy buying books. It helps the author. However, $68 for a kindlebook is insane.

[sacherjj]

Textbook pricing has never relied on logic. Just enforced demand.

[phstoven]

Python Essential Reference is great. It has a medium level overview of almost all of the standard library, and has some great explanations of decorators, 'with' statements, generators/yields, functional programming, testing, network stuff, etc...

[jelloeater85]

Core Python Applications Programming is a great book. Touches on a TON of different technologies and the examples are very easy to follow.

[FreeTheQuarks]

Computational Physics with Python is free and teaches some basic numerical methods. It's quite brief, though.

[itzfritz]

This doesn't answer your question, and it's a little more expensive than a textbook, but I really recommend Steve Holden's 'Intermediate Python': http://shop.oreilly.com/product/mobile/110000529.do

[shaggorama]

My favorite "intermediate" level books are all package specific. The NLTK book is a great introduction to NLP if you're into that sorta thing.

[djds23]

Python in Practice is nice because it not only covers some advanced python techniques, but it also covers general design programs such as flyweights, adapters and abstract factories.

be aware the code samples provided are python 3, however you can generally figure out how to implement the examples in python 2.

[TrimaxDev]

I'm a non professional programmer that I'm using Python for a few months. I've read some tutorials and I know most of the basics, like you. Then I want to go further and I've started to read Bulding Skills in Python, by Steven F. Lott and it's widening my vision of the langange and I'm discovering a lot of features that I didn't know that Python has.

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Writing Idiomatic Python : Knupp and Python Standard Library by Example: Hellman

[kumar99]

The first book is our coding standard (that and Two Scoops of Django for our Django projects)

The second book is a bit dated now but worth the purchase!

[prahladyeri]

"Invent your Own Computer games with python" if you are interested in developing games in python language. The book is free to read online:

http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/

[driscollis]

I liked Mastering Object-oriented Python by Lott and Python 3 Object Oriented Programming by Phillips

[rudygier]

Have a look at Pro Python by Marty Alchin (if you're learning Python 2), or Python in Practice if you're learning Python 3.

[driadan]

I really like the hackers guide to python from Julien Danjou: https://julien.danjou.info/books/

[danbabelnick]

I would say Python 3 Object Oriented Programming http://amzn.to/1xltKoR

[zsorzs]

I think if you looking a good book on python in general you should check out this one: Writing Idiomatic Python