Intuitive Python
Learning and science
programming book
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How HN took it
5 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Congratulations on the book and well-explained content
From 4 comments
Hey man just wanted to say congratulations on publishing this book. As I python developer myself do you think I can use this book to further advance my knowledge of python
mraza007 on HNI'd like to give my congrats as well, writing a book is no easy feat. That's awesome and congratulations!
albatross13 on HNCongratulations and regards! Complex things are explained in simple language.
slava_kiose on HNCongratulations! Maintanability and tooling are underrated topics.
mkl95 on HN
Useful for intermediate learners and teams
From 2 comments
The chapters look good! How would you compare this book to "Fluent Python"? Similar level? I like "Fluent Python" and it is the recommendation I currently give to my students who…
sireat on HNBookmarked. Thanks.
Frawzey on HN
Objections
Does not cover packaging Python programs into click-and-run executables
From 2 comments
Hey - thanks for checking the book out. Yeah, you are correct---the book does not cover packaging a Python program as a click and run style executable. It's definitely a tricky…
dmuller on HNPreamble: I like Python - it seems to fit my mental models well, and I'm productive writing in it. However, only just recently I tried to develop a more-than-trivial program to…
gota on HN
Subprocess default check=False is a pain point the book does not fully cover
From 2 comments
On "Calling Other Programs with subprocess": It pains me that the default way to run an external command (subprocess.run) doesn't raise an exception for non-zero exit code…
d0mine on HNThe issue is that `check=False` by default for the `run()` function.
d0mine on HN
Requests
Cover subprocess.Popen with stdin input and process group timeouts
From 1 comment
On "Calling Other Programs with subprocess": It pains me that the default way to run an external command (subprocess.run) doesn't raise an exception for non-zero exit code…
d0mine on HN
Availability on the O'Reilly learning platform
From 1 comment
Seeing as your title managed to land under the same publishing umbrella as (one of my own favorite programming books as well) The Pragmatic Programmer, do you have insight as to…
usrme on HN
Questions
Is the book useful for an experienced Python developer?
From 1 comment
Hey man just wanted to say congratulations on publishing this book. As I python developer myself do you think I can use this book to further advance my knowledge of python
mraza007 on HN
How does it compare to Fluent Python?
From 1 comment
The chapters look good! How would you compare this book to "Fluent Python"? Similar level? I like "Fluent Python" and it is the recommendation I currently give to my students who…
sireat on HN
How to package a Python program as a Windows executable?
From 1 comment
Preamble: I like Python - it seems to fit my mental models well, and I'm productive writing in it. However, only just recently I tried to develop a more-than-trivial program to…
gota on HN
Alternatives named
Fluent Python
From 1 comment
The chapters look good! How would you compare this book to "Fluent Python"? Similar level? I like "Fluent Python" and it is the recommendation I currently give to my students who…
sireat on HN
PyInstaller and Nuitka for packaging
From 2 comments
Not OP, but I’ve had good success with pyinstaller and nuitka.
nsomaru on HN'Nuitka' might be what you're looking for
muunbo on HN