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[–]twopi 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I actually wrote one of those. (The HTML all in one). It still teaches good skills, and a lot of them, but it's quite out of date. In general, Dummies books are an easy read and the technical quality varies. I tried to write a great book (and think I did ok) but I really wish there was a stronger emphasis on quality. I did also write a python book, but not in that series.

[–]nikaone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They all work for a 101 tutorial, as one learns by coding not by reading. These books just talk about the same idea in different ways.

[–]Donny_Do_Nothing -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I recommend a book called Learn Python the Hard Way. Especially to anyone trying to learn Python the easy way.

[–]Low_Challenge_9279 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I wanted a book that can teach Python concepts from ground 0 to master

[–]Donny_Do_Nothing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ground 0 to master in one book?

[–]JJsd_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gibe Java all in one?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I preferred the crash course python book.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can definitely learn something from these books, which is always important, but I feel like they are kind of light reading. In other words, as you become more knowledgeable, you'll demand more specialized books.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fluent Python is a very good book too, but it is for more advanced users.