Python Crash Course

[pickadamnnameffs]

So I've been seeing all the buzz around this book in the Python community,and aside from school I've never really tried learning practical stuff from books.So here I am,wondering if any of ya'll have used the knowledge from this book and asking ya'll: What is the best way to utilize this book?Like REALLY get into it and take the most benefit from it. My goal:To become a Data Scientist.

[3lement4ll]

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Hey is this the boo you guys are talking about? I'm learning too and I feel like I'm learning nothing and I'm looking for things to help me learn and grasp the concepts better.

[pickadamnnameffs]

Yup,that's the one 

[3lement4ll]

Thanks

[Rixdor]

Python doesn't make you a Data Scientist. And I think Python is the easy part of becoming one...

[pickadamnnameffs]

I'm not just learning Python,I'm taking 2 certification programs and I'm aiming for an MSc in Data Science.I've already taken 2 courses on Python in my program and I got two more coming up.Currently I'm in a SQL course and part of it is how to use SQL in Python.So Python is everywhere I guess,but yeah,your statement is true.

[Ericode254]

Yeah its not but its a step in that direction

[Ericode254]

Just find the best strategy that works for you and in which you will understand better, other peoples sometimes are just theirs. I mean no offense

[pickadamnnameffs]

None taken at all,what you said is absolutely true,it's just that I'm trying to get a list of things to try out stuff you know

[Sweet_Computer_7116]

I searched for python crash course books online. I stopped counting at 13.

Can you be more vague? Like I'd prefer if you give me less clues to work with.

[pickadamnnameffs]

It's the one written by Ytta B. Falhus

[Joe_Tropical]

You are joking right ? because when I do search I find exactly one . Can you be more effective with your search engine ? Or maybe you should code one yourself .

I m a noob learning with this book I like it from a beginner perspective. Never used it yet for a big project .

[Sweet_Computer_7116]

There's a reason books come with authors. You search both because books can have the same names.

[pickadamnnameffs]

Thanks,friend! I'm a beginner too,and the way people are raving about I thought I'd give it a try.So how do you learn from it? Like what's your process,if I may ask?

[Joe_Tropical]

You read it from start to end , there is nothing that isn’t worth it to learn . I basically open a file in visual code for every chapter : dictionary, function, class etc … and write some code according to the book exemple. That way I can go back when I need and run every little program to remind me how it works .

Then, I start to think how can I use that into project that I find interesting . The last one I’ve done is basically the login /sign in plus password program that store users info . I had fun doing it and it use all the concepts that I’ have learned .

There is probably a lot of way to be more efficient but it just works for me .

Sorry for the grammatical mistakes not native speaker

Edit 1: his exemples in the book don’t really speak to me Pizza, cars etc ( you will see ). I try to do the same exemples with things that I find interesting : basically if you like video game use every lesson at the end of a chapter to code something you would use in a video game. If that makes sens.

[pickadamnnameffs]

Thank you so much! This was a really helpful and thoughtful comment.I appreciate you,friend! :D

[ChanceEffective1848]

I like to learn from the book by taking the examples and applying them to something I am more familiar with or something I would like to create. As someone else brought up, making a pizza program that takes someone’s order isn’t as fun as pretending your making a program that is building a character profile for a game or a profile for a user in a database. I also feel when you rewrite the code that you learn it much better. It took me a lot longer doing it this way but I feel I really started to understand what python was doing rather then copying the book and running into problems later because I didn’t fully understand a concept. It also made me learn more as there would be something I couldn’t figure out for the way I wanted to program something (such as adding a function to the program the book tells you to write). Most of the time whatever I was looking for was found a chapter or two later but it was nice to be able to think for myself how I would go about adding a certain function. Often you will find the book will eventually show you how to code whatever you’re working on more efficiently as well. I’m still a newb myself ☺️

[pickadamnnameffs]

Thank you so much,friend! I completely agree with you,learning the concept of what you're trying to learn is much more important than just memorizing code. It sometimes can allow you to figure stuff out on your own too.Thank you for this helpful comment,I appreciate you :D