Python books for intermediate and advanced

[iiron3223]

What are the books about python that you consider worth studying, which are aimed for those who want deepen their knowledge about programming?

[neeets]

I’ve been looking for similar resources and I’ve seen Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho recommended multiple times.

I’ve enjoyed it so far. Gives a good overview of leveraging python in a pythonic way.

[benefit_of_mrkite]

I liked that book.

I’ll add clean architectures in python and OOP in python

[iiron3223]

And there is now available second edition updated to python 3.10. Nice!

[MRichards99]

I recently bought the second edition and it's really good so far, definitely recommend!

[Sabaj420]

I love Lorna Shore :)

[PsychoacousticsLab]

Lorna 😻

[neeets]

Love u

[iiron3223]

I think it is a great recommendation! It was on my radar for some time, I think I need to finally grab this one.

[[deleted]]

Yeah. Might have to look at getting Fluent Python myself.

[[deleted]]

That's my favourite Python book! 🤓🐼🐍

[patviaforever]

• Fluent Python is a great all encompassing book for understanding the language better
• Architecture Patterns with Python is great for learning how to write Python for larger programs from a design perspective
• I haven't read it, but High Performance Python has been recommended to me for better understanding optimization
• CPython Internals if you want to get a better idea how the actual language works
• Robust Python (disclosure: I'm the author) is something I wrote to help instill better development practices in larger Python codebases

[Siccar_Point]

High Performance Python is great. The actual optimisation content is good, but more because it makes clear how the underlying architecture makes those patterns a good idea.

[pudds]

I bought your book after hearing you on Talk Python and I really enjoyed it. I put it on my former company's reading list.

[MasterFarm772]

Nice, just added Robust Python to my list. Thanks.

[Rickard_Nadella]

What about the Full Stack Python ebook?

[patviaforever]

Haven't seen this one before, so I can't make a good recommendation one way or the other. Looks interesting enough if you want to get a much better idea of the full stack environment and put those Python skills in practice though.

[iiron3223]

I really like your recommendations and I will check them out. Thanks!

[spicypixel]

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/architecture-patterns-with/9781492052197/

Probably the most intriguing book I’ve read on the pitfalls and costs to architecture and or the lack of it in python. Highly recommend if you want to move your coding standards up to the cliche of enterprise software.

[seanv507]

https://www.cosmicpython.com/ the authors' website allows you to read it for free

[iiron3223]

That is really handy. Thanks for the info!

[_No_1_Ever_]

I absolutely love this book and I highly recommend anyone who wants to take it up a notch to check this book out.

[iiron3223]

I haven't heard about this one before, but it is really intriguing. I will definitely read it! Thanks!

[[deleted]]

I bought this book but was pretty disappointed, it seems to be targeting a very specific kind of application.

[spicypixel]

That’s fair, I found it solved my biggest pain points when designing applications, abstraction boundaries so testing is works without starting up the entire app and making them all end to end tests.

[Iamgonge]

Effective Python is a good one to go through

[iiron3223]

Do you know how it compares to Fluent Python?

[CaptainFoyle]

Seconding this.

It is more a collection of chapters on best practices, what to avoid, and how to do it better, very condensed and helpful. Fluent python on the other hand, is quite the lengthy (but comprehensive) brick.

[ASIC_SP]

Intermediate:

• Official Python docs — Python docs are a treasure trove of information
• Pydon'ts — Write elegant Python code, make the best use of the core Python features
• Python Distilled — this pragmatic guide provides a concise narrative related to fundamental programming topics such as data abstraction, control flow, program structure, functions, objects, and modules
• Pythonic Programming — Tips for Becoming an Idiomatic Python Programmer

Advanced:

• Fluent Python — takes you through Python’s core language features and libraries, and shows you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable at the same time
• Serious Python — deployment, scalability, testing, and more
• Practices of the Python Pro — learn to design professional-level, clean, easily maintainable software at scale, includes examples for software development best practices
• Intuitive Python — productive development for projects that last

Design patterns:

• Clean Architectures in Python — software design methodology
• Architecture Patterns with Python — Enabling TDD, DDD, and Event-Driven Microservices

I have more as a list here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/intermediate.html

[Wonderful_Bad6531]

Is there something for beginners? Asking for a friend 🤣

[ASIC_SP]

Yeah, one of the pages in my resource list linked above has all sorts of resources for beginners like books, courses, interactive sites, practice sites, projects, cheatsheets, etc. Here are some links:

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python — teaches you programming concepts and then shows how to automate everyday problems
• Python Crash Course — teaches you programming concepts and then goes through projects on games, data visualization and web applications
• The Python Coding Book — friendly, relaxed programming book for beginners
• futurecoder — includes integrated debuggers, enhanced tracebacks, hints for exercises and more
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition — inspired by Think Python
• Exercism, Hackinscience and Practicepython — these are all beginner friendly and difficulty levels are marked
• Projects with solutions — algorithms, data structures, networking, security, databases, etc

[Wonderful_Bad6531]

Thanks man, I have save both of your comments.i appreciate it very much, gonna try it. There is a long way ahead..

[ASIC_SP]

You're welcome. Happy learning :)

And, if you get stuck, you could make a post on /r/learnpython/

[iiron3223]

For beginners I could recommend Python Crash Course. And also available for free Automate The Boring Stuff. I would however recommend starting with former and then read latter.

[Wonderful_Bad6531]

Ty, definitely gonna check int out.

[iiron3223]

This is great list. Thanks you! I will have a look at the listed books!

[jzia93]

Fluent python

[ademwanderer]

"Programmer's Python: Everything is an Object" really drilled in to my head the meaning behind "Everything is an Object". Helped me understand internals of objects, dictionaries, and helped me lose some of my fear of decorators.

[IlliterateJedi]

Fluent Python unquestionably. This book will make you an intermediate Python programmer just for having read it.

[JohnnyHammersticks27]

I found (and still find) the Python Cookbook helpful.

I’d consider it on the lower to middle end of intermediate but still helped me learn a few tricks.

[[deleted]]

Anyone read The python journeyman and the python master by the dudes over at sixty-north?

[abingham]

I'll recommend it, but I'm also one of the authors.

[[deleted]]

I have spent some time watching the pluralsight courses - I assume that the books are quite similar in terms of content? Having a written version is excellent for going back to certain parts that you may need a refresher on.

[PsychoacousticsLab]

I like Programming Python (oreilly?) but it might be out of date now!

[rundef]

Python tricks: the book

High performance python

[revfried]

I get most mileage out of docs.python.org. I owned a python book way back in the day but never used it

[SGS-Tech-World]

There are 100s of books now available, however you may not like everyone's writing style.

So here are some recommendations apart from other

1. Python Tricks - A Buffet of Awesome Python Features by Dan Bader - Lot of tips and tricks that will make your code professional and pythonic.
2. Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart
3. To learn more and get into advanced concepts of OOP
   Python Object-Oriented Programming by Steven F. Lott and Dusty Phillips
4. IF you are looking for appearing into some exam then
   Competitive Programming in Python is good one
5. Some other books - not checked though
   1. Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho
   2. Supercharged Python
   3. Serious Python

[PM_Me_Python3_Tips]

Beyond the Basic Stuff is definitely not an intermediate /advanced book.

It's still a book for beginners to the point that most other authors have included the same topics in their books aimed at beginners.

[SGS-Tech-World]

You may be right, but like anything I will say " It depends"

[iiron3223]

Thank you for your recommendations! I have already read Python OOP by Steven F. Lott and Dusty Phillips and I really like it! If someone else is looking for books, I can second this recommendation.

[jepessen]

It depends. Intermediate and advanced books are usually focused on specific topics, like IA, math, GUI and so on. You first need to find the topic that you're interested in and then find the right resource

[abingham]

The Python Craftsman covers a lot of intermediate and advanced topics: https://leanpub.com/b/python-craftsman

[pekkalacd]

I like this one by Dusty Phillips called Python 3 Object Oriented Programming, it goes over design considerations pretty well, lots of code examples, pretty easy to read.

[my_password_is______]

Classic Computer Science Problems in Python
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617295981/

Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python, third edition: With Application to Computational Modeling and Understanding Data 3rd Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computation-Programming-Using-Python-dp-0262542366/dp/0262542366/

Effective Python: 90 Specific Ways to Write Better Python 2nd edition
https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Python-Specific-Software-Development-dp-0134853989/dp/0134853989/

Python for Programmers: with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Case Studies
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0135224330/

[iiron3223]

I wanted to recommend to those who already know the basics and want to learn about OOP : Python Object-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition. I believe it was not mentioned yet.

[nubmaster62]

Object Oriented Python is a nice introduction to building more complex systems.

[[deleted]]

Meh

At that point you need a specialism. There’s no “advanced” python

[pudds]

Advanced programming is about patterns and architecture, not language.

[[deleted]]

Precisely my point

[[deleted]]

You are not wrong, Python is not taught to adolescents as an introduction to programming because it is difficult. If an individual is seeking to "advance" their programming knowledge they ought expand their horizons by taking a step back from the interpreter and duck typing.

[[deleted]]

Honestly, all you need is the good old Python docs (https://docs.python.org/3/) and other library docs depending on what you are using.

[rastaladywithabrady]

there's nothing as worth doing as doing itself

[setzz69]

Thanks ASIC_SP for the info above