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Lord Percy
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PostPosted: 17:20 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Best book for learning (introductory) Python? Reply with quote
I get the impression there are quite a few programmy types on here.

This semester I'm about to do a module learning Python but, since I'm a new entrant into Year 2, I missed their first (introductory) module last year, meaning I'll be in at the deep end. I need to do a crash course on Python over the next week.

I've already done a course in C++ which finished at the introduction of polymorphism (although it was some time ago) so I hope to have a good foundation to be going off.

Any book recommendations? (The course 'recommended reading' list has nothing!)

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PostPosted: 20:55 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
The O'Reilly books are pretty good as foundation level learning guides. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:
The O'Reilly books are pretty good as foundation level learning guides. Thumbs Up


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PostPosted: 21:46 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
By the way, anyone wanting to find good books for free...

https://bookzz.org/

I have no idea how this site hasn't been shut down yet.
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PostPosted: 22:00 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also, another quick question:

Anyone who happens to know about Python and C++ .

Any chance of a brief run-down on the differences I can expect? Is it mostly just syntax? I'm aware of loops, if, while, etc, defining variables, file in/out and all that kind of thing. Is Python largely similar just with slightly different wording?
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PostPosted: 22:03 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Learn python the hard way, it's free online or you can by the book/course for about $30

Also check out https://pyschools.com and https://www.pythonchallenge.com

I think there are also a couple of python courses on coursea and theres https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-6
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PostPosted: 22:04 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lord Percy wrote:
Also, another quick question:

Anyone who happens to know about Python and C++ .

Any chance of a brief run-down on the differences I can expect? Is it mostly just syntax? I'm aware of loops, if, while, etc, defining variables, file in/out and all that kind of thing. Is Python largely similar just with slightly different wording?


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PostPosted: 23:29 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
duhawkz wrote:
Lord Percy wrote:
Also, another quick question:

Anyone who happens to know about Python and C++ .

Any chance of a brief run-down on the differences I can expect? Is it mostly just syntax? I'm aware of loops, if, while, etc, defining variables, file in/out and all that kind of thing. Is Python largely similar just with slightly different wording?


Chalk and cheese


Care to expand on that a bit?

I'm scanning through the book recommended by Islander and so far I see it's all objects, classes, inheritance and things, which sounds very similar to what I did in C++ already. And the object types all look fairly similar to what I'm used to already.
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PostPosted: 23:43 - 15 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
not really, but i will.

They are both OO languages so they will be similarities, classes, inheritance etc.

syntactically they are very different.

C++ is a strongly typed , you have to declare the data type of the variable before you can assign a value you to it.

C++ is compiled, you need to compile the program for the OS you going to run the binary on.

python is interpreted, you need to have python installed on they machine you want to run your code on
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PostPosted: 22:35 - 16 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
duhawkz wrote:
not really, but i will.

They are both OO languages so they will be similarities, classes, inheritance etc.

syntactically they are very different.

C++ is a strongly typed , you have to declare the data type of the variable before you can assign a value you to it.

C++ is compiled, you need to compile the program for the OS you going to run the binary on.

python is interpreted, you need to have python installed on they machine you want to run your code on


Cheers.

I really wouldn't say 'chalk and cheese' though.

I'm having a look now and it's much the same to me. The syntax is a little bit different but it's not exactly like going from English to Chinese; it's still a fairly standard programming style. Actually Python is far easier so far!
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PostPosted: 13:54 - 18 Jan 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I installed a python programming app on my android tablet.
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