Ask HN: How did you learn python?

Re:Ask HN: How did you learn python? by gyani95 on Friday August 17, 2018 @04:15PM (#17785359)

Google's Python class is a pretty good start[0]. It's enough to get you started and moves at a nice pace! After that I'd hack on a project of my own. Even better if you have a project in mind before learning the language. This book by Jeff Knup will get you familiar with the pythonic way of doing things[1].

[0]https://developers.google.com/edu/python/ [1]https://jeffknupp.com/writing-idiomatic-python-ebook/

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Re:Ask HN: How did you learn python? by 100qs on Friday August 17, 2018 @04:49PM (#17785513)

I would advise against Google's python course, as it is geared toward python devs working at Google. The course teaches Python 2, and goes against widely accepted guidelines such as PEP-8. I highly recommend David Beazley's Python Cookbook (https://www.dabeaz.com/cookbook.html) for the most idiomatic and comprehensive introduction to Python.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you learn python? by gyani95 on Friday August 17, 2018 @05:06PM (#17785576)

Hmm, I did this a while back. I realise that I should have suggested a Python 3 resource.

I wouldn't say that the course is geared towards devs at Python. From what I remember it's pure Python and there's nothing "Google" about it.

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