Python in easy steps

Easy to understand

This book is just so wonderfully put together, I'll be looking for more titles in this series. The only negative is that it's not got a ton of info packed into it but, then again, it's a low-cost book, light in the hands and presents the info it does have in really aesthetically pleasing, colorful small pages. The graphics are beautiful and the colors keep me awake. It's not one of those monochrome tomes. It's very portable, bigger than a pocket book but not nearly a full sized book either. Great for taking along to appointments and traffic jams. I haven't gotten through a lot of it but it's obviously an introductory book for beginners and really hits the spot for me.

Good for beginners with illustration and explanations!

This book takes you through the basics of Python: How to download and install, first code, integers, loops, file read/write, etc right up to a tkinter windows application. The steps are set out logically. The code is introduced in a really logical way. There were a few times that I thought “I’d really like to do this beyond what’s in the text”, done some research online, done a few extra steps then turned the page and there is the same stuff. So it’s done in a way which means that following the book will really help you improve. I’d recommend using Jupyter Notebook (free) to do the code and write notes, but you can do the coding using notepad or idle. Sounds gibberish? Get the book and you’ll know all this in no time. A perfect primer for Python performance. Once you understand the basics, you’ll easily be at ChatGPT coder level.

A super book for beginning programmers. I'm running a Python Bootcamp next week, and this book will be a great supplement to the online course.