[Tutor] Python Beginner Book Advice

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Can't recommend Starting Out with Python by Tony Gaddis strong enough.

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From: Tutor <tutor-bounces+stephen.m.smith=comcast.net at python.org> On Behalf Of Jim
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 4:08 PM
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On 3/17/20 9:07 AM, Genius Pete wrote:
> Hello!
> I am a high schooler taking AP CSP and I am about 2 weeks off from 
> school due to coronavirus. My teacher has told us that we will start 
> with the Create Task when we come back, but I only know JavaScript and 
> HTML. I need to learn either Python or Java, and decided to learn 
> about Python. I need to study for those two weeks, so can you please 
> recommend a textbook for beginners and or a step by step guide that 
> would be helpful. Thank you very much, I don’t know whom to contact, 
> but please let me know whom to contact if you don’t know the answer to 
> my problem. Also I have been looking around Automate the Boring Stuff, 
> Python Crash Course, and Invent your own Games with Python. Do you 
> recommend to buy all three of these books for my create task, or stick to one or two?
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> Pete
> 
> P.S: I would like a textbook since I can see it and take notes on it, 
> I don’t want a virtual guide, but if it helps include it with the textbook.

Automate the Boring Stuff versions I & II and as David mentioned in another post, Think Python are available free on line. I don't know if the other books mentioned have a free on line version or not.

Since you prefer hard copy I would check out the free on line ones and buy a hard copy of the one that suits your style of learning.

Just be sure to get one that covers some version of Python 3.

Regards,  Jim

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