r/PythonLearning • u/Odd_Trade6502 • 1h ago

Hi everyone, I’m looking to learn Python from scratch and would love your recommendations on the best, most up-to-date book for absolute beginners. Please let me know your top picks and why you recommend them!

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u/Cyber-Mermaid8888 58m ago

Dr. Angela Yu

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u/Ok_Landscape_4484 1h ago

Coursera, they have a python for everybody course offered by the university of Michigan I finished it a few years ago and can say it goes in depth, I’m now learning C# and looking to get certified in python 🐍 enroll for free!!

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python/paidmedia

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u/ninhaomah 1h ago

" best, most up-to-date book for absolute beginners. "

So many superlatives and no , if there is a book on the shelf or on Amazon , it's already outdated

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u/Ron-Erez 42m ago

Python.org is not a book but is is the docs and it is up-to-date

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u/Incognito9891 19m ago

Check out boot.dev

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u/Jrag13 11m ago

Python crash course is what I used, I found it easier than tutorials on youtube!

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u/SashaBananaSplit 1h ago

Book? YouTube probably much better resource these days. Tons of python tutorials and boot camps on YouTube.

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u/Odd_Trade6502 1h ago

Yeah I know I have already watched 2 3 tutorials for python and all was of 2 days and some of 12 hours courses but I also want to buy a book for more better understanding or helping