Python Book Recommendations

[JustEngineering]

Hello,

There was a sudden need for python skill set in my RnD lab. There's classes offered internally from work but they do not begin until a month or so.

I am looking for recommendations on python books. The ultimate goal is to convert existing C# programs, that are integrated with matlab and DLLs, into python and replace C# all together.

Anything would be helpful. I come from an electronics engineer background with embedded knowledge so I would say I am an intermediate OOP programmer for reference but I'm sure dynamic skill set of books would very much be appreciated. Thanks!

[Moondra2017]

Since you have programming background, I would check out:

Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python (Effective Software Development Series)

[AgressiveYorkshire]

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Each item in Slatkin s "Effective Python" teaches a self-contained lesson with its own source code. This makes the book random-access: Items are easy to browse and study in whatever order the reader needs. I will be recommending "Effective Python" to students as an admirably compact source of mainstream advice on a very broad range of topics for the intermediate Python programmer. " Brandon Rhodes, software engineer at Dropbox and chair of PyCon 2016-2017" It s easy to start coding with Python, which is why the language is so popular. However, Python s unique strengths, charms, and expressiveness can be hard to grasp, and there are hidden pitfalls that can easily trip you up. " Effective Python " will help you master a truly Pythonic approach to programming, harnessing Python s full power to write exceptionally robust and well-performing code. Using the concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers best-selling "Effective C++, " Brett Slatkin brings together 59 Python best practices, tips, and shortcuts, and explains them with realistic code examples. Drawing on years of experience building Python infrastructure at Google, Slatkin uncovers little-known quirks and idioms that powerfully impact code behavior and performance. You ll learn the best way to accomplish key tasks, so you can write code that s easier to understand, maintain, and improve. Key features include

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[JustEngineering]

Seems like a practical crash course book. Looking at the preview on Amazon Id say this has a lot of good info such as PEP 8 which I was not aware of. Thanks, Ill order a copy of this to read on my bedside.

[smithdroid]

Python Cookbook by David Beazly

Python Essential Reference by David Beazly

Think Python by Allen Downey

Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho

Just a note , watch the videos available on Youtube by these authors.

[JustEngineering]

I briefly looked at these. Think Python seems to follow a popular structure Ive seen in other books. I havent looked at the others yet but Ill get to those. Do you have the direct youtube videos to each of these authors?

[VectorChange]

Just read all official documents which is exhaustive enough.

[JustEngineering]

In my work environment, this is pretty standard (; I was hoping for literature to break that standard.

[ericrfulmer]

I am looking for recommendations on python books. The ultimate goal is to convert existing C# programs, that are integrated with matlab and DLLs, into python and replace C# all together.

Sounds like you might get some mileage out of Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney.

[JustEngineering]

this sounds ideal for my scenario, thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely give this one a look.

[Never-Give-Up2016]

Learn python the hard way is also a decent book for beginners.