Starting Out with Python

Purchased for a summer class. Was able to learn Python. The content was presented well and examples were easy to understand.

The student edition is a three-ring package of all the chapters and appendix of the text, suitable for using on a standard three-ring binder. The advantage of this edition is that you don't have to drag the whole text to class, but can remove the pages relating to chapter being taught.

I needed this book for a programming class in school, so I rented it here because it was cheaper and not loose leaf. I have found that I really like this book and would like to have it around for reference in the future so I am buying it at the end of my rental.

I needed it for school, it does really well explaining the definitions and helping out with programming, a little upset that it came a little damaged, it was late but that is understandable.

It saved me money vs buying from the school. And I never needed a special code that some people are worried about those new books to come with. At least not for my course. If in doubt ask your professor but you should be fine. Also easy to rent and return!

Item arrived as expected. The book itself is great for novices in programming like myself. It introduces concepts step by step. The examples are very clear-cut and are explained thoroughly. I got this book as a rental for a programming course, but am seriously considering changing that to a permanent purchase so that I may keep the book for future reference.

Saved me a lot of money on buying a book or renting else-where. The book was exactly what I needed for my cop1000 course (got an A) and the book is what I used! (I didn't like the way the teacher taught and didn't find the lectures helpful... The book though, it saved my life.)

Meh.. The university program for data analysis required this book for students who are new to programming. I taught two different grade levels. It is so so for grad students who never programmed. I had more success teaching from my notes with jupyter notebooks. The book would be much better for High School students. The book is an ok intro to python 3, but the instructor will have to supplement a lot of material and mention differences between python 2.7.x and 3.x The authors don't mention comprehensions or iterables which I found surprising. They have left much out - too much. They do a decent job on python's object model. For upper level tyros, it is a bit too low level.