Advice on learning Python efficiently

Re:Advice on learning Python efficiently by DigitalJack on Thursday December 15, 2016 @01:55PM (#13187095)

I get so frustrated with picking up a new language because they all seem to either be "from scratch, here is how to add two numbers" or cookbooks that assume too much knowledge.

the learnxinyminutes stuff is sometimes good. It'd be nice if there was a resource that taught languages from the perspective of already knowing another (any) language in that same family.

Show me definitions, modules, packages, namespacing, whatever, and get out of my way.

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Re:Advice on learning Python efficiently by hardwaresofton on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:07AM (#13191411)

I agree with your gripes here -- absolutely agree there are a lot of languages that get it wrong.

I think there are some books that really get it right though, that show you how to do stuff, but also try to get out of your way. Some examples (in order of adherence to this point, to the best of my ability):

- Practical Common Lisp

- Learn You a Haskell For Great Good

- Clojure For The Brave and True

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