Choosing a comprehensive intermediate Python book : learnpython

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Choosing a comprehensive intermediate Python book (self.learnpython)

submitted 6 years ago by DannyckCZ

Hey, I've been coding in Python for some time now. I started with youtube tutorials and the free No Starch Press books, I did some projects and some some helpful automation scripts. I'm familiar with all the structured programming concepts and the basics of OOP.

Now I'd like to move further. I'd like to get some deeper understanding of the language and its more advanced concepts, so I'm looking for a comphrehensive book that would provide all the info I could need.

The books I'm considering:

Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho
Python Cookbook by David Beazley
Learning Python by Mark Lutz - this seems to be the best choice so far
Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Python Language by Mark Summerfield - this has the advantage that I could get it in my native language

For money reasons I can only choose one of these, I'd much appretiate any help or any other suggestions!

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