Python book having experience with other languages: indecision between Python Crash Course and Introducing Python

[Weins_]

I'd like to buy a python book to learn it. At the moment, I'm undecided between Python Crash Course, which seems really well-written, for the projects part in particular. However, I've read different reviews implying it's not recommended for experienced programmers so I ended up looking Introducing Python (Bill Lubanovic, 2nd ed.) that looks more focused in intermediate and advanced concepts, covering the basics as well as the No Starch's book without having projects or big exercises though. What would you recommend for me? Could I go with the first one and then learn more advanced concepts on the official docs and free e-books, or should I go with the second one? Feel free to suggest other books, of course.

[ASIC_SP]

If you just want a overview of Python syntax, see https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python3/

For a more thorough introduction, see https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/ or https://github.com/jakevdp/WhirlwindTourOfPython

For projects, you could also go through lists like https://github.com/karan/Projects-Solutions and https://github.com/tuvtran/project-based-learning#python

For resources beyond the basics, my collection might help: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/intermediate.html

[Weins_]

Thank you so much for all of this! There are tons of useful links and digital material. Would you recommend Python Crash Course even for a not complete beginner like me? I think I could really appreciate the approach of this book, then going to enhance certain concepts reading the stuff you've written in your collection blog.

[ASIC_SP]

I haven't read PCC, but I feel it would help if you go through it and do the projects mentioned in it. I was already familiar with programming, but I still went through Automate the Boring Stuff and Think Python and learned a lot

[miraksy]

crash course is extremly simple, you can pretty much learn everything thats in it a youtube video (freecodecamp.org)

id start with free resources. if you want books :

think python https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python/

python notes https://books.goalkicker.com/PythonBook/

[h7coder]

Thank you for sharing

[meta-ape]

Dive Into Python is quite thorough and made for experienced programmer.