Top 5 Python Books
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Published: 2019-06-25 16:15:11

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For students and newbie python programmers asking questions like ‘what is the best book for python?’, here is the list of top 5 python books.

### [**Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners.**](https://amzn.to/2AgVKp0)

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4.7 stars out of 5.   
79% programmers rated it 5 star.

**Top Reviews:  
-** Excellent Book for Beginners and More  
- Provides good foundation on python automation  
- I prefer this approach over Learning Python the Hard Way  
- Full of practical examples & worthwhile learning….

Check all the [reviews here](https://amzn.to/2SocJwu).

### [**Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features**](https://amzn.to/2SmR8Vh)

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4.8 stars out of 5.  
90% programmers rated it 5 star.

**Top Reviews:  
-** The quality of this book is definitely not a “trick” — good quality Python tips in a nicely packaged format with extras  
- Great resource for intermediate Python users to round out their knowledge of the language  
- A quick read to fill in any gaps in your python knowledge  
- Beginners and Intermediates: excellent Pythonic presentation of good Python programming practice.

Check all [reviews here](https://amzn.to/2VayXnn).

### [Learn Python the Hard Way: A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code](https://amzn.to/2BTaUkj)

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This book will encourage you to code and see what happens. You will need to search things over the Internet. No spoon feeding.

3.8 stars out of 5.  
51% programmers rated it 5 star.

**Top Reviews:**  
- Expect to google most of the material on your own to understand them  
- I love and hate this book  
- Decent book that REQUIRES supplemental internet searches

Check all [reviews here](https://amzn.to/2LzRdSX).

### [**Learning Python by Mark Lutz**](https://amzn.to/2LFI8rS)

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4 stars out of 5.  
50% programmers rated it 5 star.

**Top Reviews:**  
- Very dense. Too much apology for being dense. Very detailed, yet inefficient.  
- The Python Bible — not for beginners  
- I found this book to have extremely clear explanations of this language. It’s conceptually well structured, probably because the author has extensive experience teaching this topic.

Check all [reviews here](https://amzn.to/2LFI8rS).

### [**Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science**](https://amzn.to/2Vcg2Zp)

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4.4 stars out of 5.  
69% programmers rated it 5 star.

**Top reviews:**  
- Wonderful resource for the burgeoning programmer  
- Excellent Introductory College Textbook  
- Love this book because it teaches you the basics, tests your knowledge at the end of the chapter, and then gives you problems that are quite difficult.

Check all [reviews here](https://amzn.to/2Vcg2Zp).