Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional)

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

Learning Python, Second Edition

Programming Python, Second Edition with CD

Python Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

Python

Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition (For the Absolute Beginner)

Format: Paperback
Author: Michael Dawson
ReleaseDate: 08 November, 2005
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Rating:

Great for Teaching Kids
It is a great place to start as it gets very quickly to something visual to keep kids interested, while at the same time covering lots of useful ideas and concepts. I have been using this to teach my nephew Python. If you want to show a beginner how quickly they can actually produce a real game with their own flavor on it, this is the book.

Worth the price however not as good as others.


This book assumes that the reader has absolutely no knowledge of computer programming just as they claim. This book is definatley worth the price (18 bucks) however, if you want to get a solid foundation in Python, I would suggest skipping over this book entirely and reading; "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz and David Ascher published by: Oreilly. It was a little too basic for my taste and I am going to assume that it is too basic even for a lot of beginning programmers. I am giving it 3 stars because I believe that any novice programmer will comfortably pick up the fundamentals of Python programming from this book. On the same note, I'm giving it only 3 stars because this book has some very hard competition such as the book that I mention earlier in this review. If you truly believe that you will learn the fundamentals of Python programming a lot better by developing rudamentary video games and you don't mind redundant elementary step by step basic instructions than this book is definetly for you. However, if you want to get a good solid foundation in Python programming from a book that does not assume you are a 6th grade bedroom junkie, than maybe you should look elsewhere (as in the Oreilly book mentioned earlier).
I did not find any editing errors in this book and it seems to be organized quite well. .