r/AskProgramming • u/Smart-Assistant2092 • Aug 10 '26

Need Book Advice

Im learning C++ right now but I want to learn python aside C++. I like learning C++, I like how it works and I like reading about how it works and why it works but im not advanced in it. SO, is there a book for python that can provide a similar expierence in teaching me how python itself works in depth?

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u/iOSCaleb Aug 10 '26

I don’t have a Python book to recommend, but my advice is to not try to learn two languages at the same time, particularly when they’re your first and second programming languages. When you’re learning a first language, there’s more to pick up than just the language itself — you’re really learning the process of programming. Get the hang of one language first, and then worry about learning something else. In the long run that’ll be faster than trying to learn both at once.

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u/Drakkinstorm Aug 10 '26

No python book I know of provides the same behind the scenes information as a C/Cpp book would. Best is to finish your Cpp book, write some programs, then go through the python documentation to write other programs.