100 Page Python Intro
Learning and science
programming book
SHOW HN2021
107points
26comments
#493of 2,533 in 2021
Top 20%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Docs: 1 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Thorough, well written and well presented
From 1 comment
(n.b. I gave feedback on an early draft of this book.) It's very thorough, written with care, and presented in a way that makes sense. Even as an intermediate Python programmer,…
healeycodes on HN
Good framework for learning
From 1 comment
This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't…
interestica on HN
Objections
Assumes prior programming knowledge and setup steps are unclear for beginners
From 2 comments
The first thing I'd tell you is that people who are looking to learn python with 0% knowledge of python are most likely not using linux as an operating system. Windows/Mac…
NDizzle on HNThis is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't…
interestica on HN
Only Linux instructions; no Windows or Mac setup
From 2 comments
The first thing I'd tell you is that people who are looking to learn python with 0% knowledge of python are most likely not using linux as an operating system. Windows/Mac…
NDizzle on HNThanks for the feedback. I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't strictly necessary to…
asicsp on HN
IDLE and IDE used without definition
From 1 comment
This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't…
interestica on HN
Requests
Add Windows and Mac installation instructions
From 2 comments
The first thing I'd tell you is that people who are looking to learn python with 0% knowledge of python are most likely not using linux as an operating system. Windows/Mac…
NDizzle on HNWhile Mac is indeed problematic, for Windows you can just download a copy of their evaluation VM and go through installation there. For my own course installing and doing "Hello…
fock on HN
Define IDLE and link background on IDEs
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This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't…
interestica on HN>Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why? I mention it in the preface chapter: https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/preface.html There are plenty of books…
asicsp on HN
Move fileinput section to the Files chapter
From 1 comment
Great work! One minor nitpick would be to move the "In-place editing with fileinput" section to "Dealing with files" as it seems only tangentially related to command line…
usrme on HN
Questions
Which programming languages are prerequisites and why
From 1 comment
This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't…
interestica on HN
Alternatives named
Think Python, Automate the Boring Stuff, Python Crash Course
From 1 comment
>Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why? I mention it in the preface chapter: https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/preface.html There are plenty of books…
asicsp on HN
Online IDEs like Google Colab, trinket.io, and repl.it
From 3 comments
Google Colab is amazing for speeding through these early roadblocks. Controversial opinion but a beginner’s goal should be accomplishing a task - not learning about software…
serjester on HNA lot of talk with issues of setup here. I have been using https://trinket.io/ with my lecture notes / students as a good way of getting started. Especially now we are teaching…
jpm48 on HNWe tried to solve both of these problems with https://codewithrepl.it - an ebook and set of tutorials. Setup - use an online IDE Projects - learn by building If she tries it I…
sixhobbits on HN