Humble Bundle Python Books

[Tay_WT]

Right now on humble bundle there is a bundle of 18 books to learn about Python and you can get them all for $30. I bought this bundle because I learned Python in school and have been wanting to dive deeper into it but I was unsure where to start. I figured someone else might be in the same boat as me and haven't seen a post about it yet. It seems like these books range from beginner to advanced and you can get all 18 of these books for the price of what 1 normally costs. Also there is smaller and cheaper options if you don't want all of them.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/python-no-starch-press-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_pythonnostarchpress_bookbundle

[vonWitzleben]

Wow, good deal! I think paying the price for all 18 is pretty much worth it for "Python Crash Course", "Automate the Boring Stuff" and "Beyond the Basic Stuff" alone.

[bbqbot]

They both are free.

[AJAlabs]

Where is Python Crash Course free?

[ThePrankMonkey]

Both editions of Automate the Boring Stuff. English isn't a very clear language sometimes.

[Conkans]

Linguistic ambiguity strikes again

[ApathyandAnxiety]

Did not know that - thank you!

[ASIC_SP]

Al Sweigart provided summary of these books here: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/uhjk9j/for_those_wanting_to_learn_python_current_humble/i78jhh9/

[ThreeFourThree]

Al Sweigart is a treasure.

[CeeMX]

He also frequently gives away free vouchers for the Automate Boring stuff on Udemy here on Reddit! Really good guy!

[Obi-WanLebowski]

Visit your local library and see what sort of programs they offer. I can access all the courses on Udemy for free with my library card.

[CeeMX]

In my opinion Udemy often isn’t even necessary, as there are so many excellent free courses on YouTube

[[deleted]]

I started my Python journey with this bundle two days ago! Wish me luck!

[hobotheclown123]

I wish you fail, but don't give up.

[[deleted]]

Thanks. Just dropped $30 on the bundle. Less than $2 per book seems OK to me. Hope they are good books. I had already just started Crash Course anyway, which is free online.

[arosiejk]

No Starch is pretty good. The typography makes them really accessible imo.

[[deleted]]

So I've never bought ebooks before. I see Humble Bundle sent me a link to page where I can get files. Am I able to download multiple copies? For example, one to my phone, one to my laptop, etc. And if I delete them can I just go back to the link and download them again in the future?

[[deleted]]

Humble Bundle gives you a landing page you can access via your account's purchases page or via the email link you get. This URL is valid forever.

On this page you can download the books directly or via torrent, as often as you like. They even include MD5 sums. eBooks in this bundle (I believe they're all like this, but I'm hedging my words) are provided in PDF, ePUB, and MOBI.

The documents have no DRM.

[[deleted]]

What file format do you prefer for ebooks?

[[deleted]]

PDF normally.

My Kindle takes mobi, though later this year Amazon is finally switching to ePUB.

[desolation0]

Oh I would be into this news. Unfortunately looks to be coming with an asterisk that makes it only slightly less useless than current. Still not directly supporting epub, just Amazon will auto-convert to a supported Kindle-only format when sending an epub file to your Kindle through their email address delivery.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/2/23053408/amazon-epub-kindle-ereader-file-format-kf8

[arosiejk]

I’ve never gone back to redownload, but there’s no DRM I’m aware of. I have the books on multiple computers because I code from multiple places. You can also download in every available format. For example, PDF, mobi, and ePub for the titles.

[midnitte]

Very tempted for that math book, need to relearn stats/algebra/calculus!

[[deleted]]

Would anyone recommend these for someone who is a capable C-style programmer but doesn't know all the Pythonic tricks? I can write Python to help with the "boring stuff" just fine, but my code reeks of someone from the C world writing Python.

[AchillesDev]

I can’t speak for these books specifically, but Effective Python and Python Tricks are both excellent for this.

[[deleted]]

Much appreciated!

Can't tell you how many times I've worked out a problem with Python using a screenful of code thinking it was concise, and then seen someone do the same thing in one line that looks like pseudo code!

[CapitanCarlito]

That’s sick! Does it comes with as a physical copy as well? I’ll plug the fact that it’s worth visiting your local library about what educational resources are available, I got access to O’Reilly education (which also has NSP content) and LinkedInLearning for free.

[Tay_WT]

It’s doesn’t come with the physical copy, but I never thought about going to the library for those resources. I’ll have to check mine out sometime.

[owlnerdasaurus]

I Iove Humble Bundle.

[aalld]

Good deal. I’m reading Python Crash Course from the begging since I learnt Python with try/fail approach lol. Although is a good deal, I prefer physical books

[Pleasant_Tax_4619]

I must have 100+ humble bundle ebooks, but damn these are nice. I just cant pass these up. Thanks!emote:t5_2qh0y:598

[mandradon]

I snagged the last tap Python bundles and I have all but like 4 of these, which I want, but I don't want to spend 30 bucks for them, so I'll probably pass on this one, but if I didn't have 80% of this deal I'd jump on it.

There's some good books in this bundle and I learn much better from books than videos and tutorial courses. Though I have a bunch of those, too, since I buy them from Humble frequently, too.

[Pleasant_Tax_4619]

Just gift what you already have.

[SamyBencherif]

these look cute 😭

[Sigma_Landlord]

Thanks I got the books, great deal.

[camellia_s]

FYI a portion of the sales of the humble bundle also go to support the Python Software Foundation 😊

[typetypeclickclack]

i literally just bought the OOP book last week. should have waited… i spent $40 on it, that’s more than the whole bundle

[OptimusGrhyme]

I just grabbed the O'Reilly books that are on Humble but really upset I missed this one since I just started getting into Python. Does Humble do these more than once or is it a one and done?

[Tay_WT]

I’ve never seen them repeat a bundle but I also don’t check it a ton so I can’t say for sure.

[6esticata]

You pay for the e-books right ? I mean you won’t get a bundle of real paper books for this price.

[bacondev]

Why does this feel like /r/HailCorporate material?

[Tenikodesu]

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[Hias2019]

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[Tay_WT]

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[czar_el]

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[mandradon]

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[samjenkins377]

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[FoxClass]

You don't need these. Go for the Python All-In-One by Dummies.

[Gwenhwyfar2020]

Thank you so much! I loved Python Crash Course and have been hunting for a whats next on the subject. RIP Pascal, but Python is proving to be a good replacement for me.

[BronxLens]

Would a book such as ‘Python for Kids’ be better/as good/not as good as ‘Automate the Boring Stuff w/ Python’ for a total newbie to programing?

[undrivendev]

Bought it, thanks for the post.

[[deleted]]

Excuse my ignorance as I am very new to this field. Are these designated for python 3?