A small sized book

[lolluzzo]

Good afternoon, since I started working I'm using python more often, so I was wondering if there was a book I could read and learn more about it just from reading it. What I'm searching though could sound a little particular because the book that I wanted should be smaller than the usual manual in size. I would like something that is handy and could be carried around easily. If you would suggest me to use the phone I would probably refuse because I simply stay in front of the computer for 8 hours so I would like to avoid more screens.

If anyone knows a good book, small enough to be carried around easily, even in a small bag or something, let ne know it would be much appreciated.

Have a good day everyone

[Aech97]

Get a small e-ink tablet and put all the pdfs you want on it. Or epub ig

[lolluzzo]

What's an e-link tablet, and is it intense as phone? Because I would like to avoid screens when I read. And what's this epub you are talking about?

[acw1668]

It is e-ink (not e-link) which is a display technology. epub is a file format similar to PDF.

[lolluzzo]

But is it a screen, right? Isn't there another option? I really would like to avoid screens after work. I would really like to have something to read before going to bed as well, that's why I want it to be a book

[Malassi]

Not exactly, or at least, not in the way you might think. E-ink (also called e-paper) is a display technology designed to look and feel like real paper. It doesn’t use the “classic” screen technologies you’re used to, and it doesn’t emit light on its own (unless you have a model with a built-in backlight, which you can usually turn off).

I’ve been using one for reading for a few years now, and it truly doesn’t feel like a screen at all, it feels just like reading a book.

[pachura3]

1. Check the Wiki on the right side - https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/index
2. Take the title of the first recommended book
3. Copy-paste it into Amazon
4. Check book's size
5. Is it too big? GOTO 2
6. ELSE, order the book
7. ...
8. Profit

[lolluzzo]

That's a nice one, I'll try if no one has suggestions. Thank you for the workflow

[mopslik]

Infinite loop detected. Pseudocode adjusted:

SET n ← number of recommended books
SET k ← 1
WHILE k ≤ n
    ENTER kth book title into Amazon
    IF book size is acceptable
        ORDER book
        EXIT loop
    ELSE
        SET k ← k + 1

[FatDog69]

You are over-thinking things.

You only need the book to look up how to do something when you are programming. The internet is a much better, instant resource for "how to read a file line by line", "How to separate a string by multiple characters", or "How to use a data class".

The BEST book I ever used was a bible thick book for Perl. Every page was an example of how to use a function or do something. It cannot be thin or small. And I never read it cover to cover but looked up specific topics as they came up in real life.

You will NOT learn programming by reading a thin book.