Awesome Python Books

Directory of Python books

Table of Contents

• Grammar
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Game Development
• Hardware
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Network
• Science and Data Analysis
• Security
• SQL and ORMs
• System Administration
• Testing
• Web Development
• Web Scraping

Grammar

Zero Basis

• A Byte of Python by Swaroop C H English Edition
• Hello World!: Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners by Warren Sande & Carter Sande English 2nd Edition
• Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming by Jason R. Briggs English Edition
• Learn Python the Hard Way by Zed A. Shaw English 3rd Edition
• Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson English 2nd Edition
• Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python by John V. Guttag English Edition

Primary

• The Quick Python Book by Naomi Ceder English 3rd Edition
• Beginning Python: from Novice to Professional by Magnus Lie Hetland English 2nd Edition
• Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist by Allen B. Downey English 2nd Edition
• Learning Python by Mark Lutz English 5th Edition
• Programming Python by Mark Lutz English 4th Edition
• Core Python Programming by Wesley Chun English 2nd Edition
• Python Crash Course by Eric Matthes English Edition
• Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science by John Zelle English 3rd Edition
• Tiny Python Projects by Ken Youens-Clark English 1st Edition, see also GitHub repo

Intermediate

• Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming by Dusty Phillips English 2nd Edition
• The Hacker's Guide to Python by Julien Danjou English Edition
• Python in Practice: Create Better Programs Using Concurrency, Libraries, and Patterns by Mark Summerfield English Edition
• Expert Python Programming: Best practices for designing, coding, and distributing your Python software by Tarek Ziadé English Edition
• Core Python Applications Programming by Wesley Chun English 3rd Edition
• Intermediate Python Online
• Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python English Edition
• Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho English Edition
• Learning Python Design Patterns by Chetan Giridhar English 2nd Edition
• Mastering Python Design Patterns by Sakis Kasampalis English Edition
• The Well-Grounded Python Developer by Doug Farrell English Edition

Advanced

• Mastering Python High Performance by Fernando Doglio English Edition
• High Performance Python: Practical Performant Programming for Humans by Micha Gorelick English Edition
• Cython - A Guide for Python Programmers by Kurt W. Smith English Edition

References

• The Python Standard Library by Example by Doug Hellmann English Edition
• Python Cookbook by David Beazley & Brian K. Jones English 3rd Edition
• Python Essential Reference by David M. Beazley English 4th Edition
• Python in a Nutshell by Alex Martelli English 2nd Edition

Data Structures and Algorithms

• Classic Computer Science Problems in Python by David Kopec English Edition
• Data Structures and Algorithms in Python by Michael T. Goodrich & Roberto Tamassia & Michael H. Goldwasser English Edition
• Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures Using Python by Bradley N. Miller & David L. Ranum English 2nd Edition
• Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language by Magnus Lie Hetland English 2nd Edition

Complexity Science

• Think Complexity: Complexity Science and Computational Modeling by Allen B. Downey English Edition

Game Development

• Making Games with Python & Pygame by Al Sweigart English Edition

Hardware

• Real World Instrumentation with Python: Automated Data Acquisition and Control Systems by John M. Hughes English Edition

Machine Learning

• Building Machine Learning Systems with Python by Luis Pedro Coelho & Willi Richert English 2nd Edition
• Machine Learning in Action by Peter Harrington English Edition
• Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications by Toby Segaran English Edition
• Python Machine Learning by Sebastian Raschka English Edition
• Machine Learning: An Algorithmic Perspective by Stephen Marsland English 2nd Edition

Natural Language Processing

• Mastering Python Regular Expressions by Felix Lopez & Victor Romero English Edition
• Natural Language Processing with Python by Steven Bird & Ewan Klein & Edward Loper English Edition

Network

• Foundations of Python Network Programming by Brandon Rhodes, John Goerzen English 3rd Edition

Science and Data Analysis

• Data Science From Scratch: First Principles with Python by Joel Grus English Edition
• Python for Data Analysis: Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython by Wes McKinney English Edition
• SciPy and NumPy: An Overview for Developers by Eli Bressert English Edition
• NumPy Beginner's Guide by Ivan Idris English 3rd Edition / English 2nd Edition
• Python for Finance: Analyze Big Financial Data by Yves Hilpisch English Edition
• A Programmer's Guide to Data Mining by Ron Zacharski Online
• Pandas in Action by Boris Paskhaver English Edition

Security

• Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters by Justin Seitz English Edition
• Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers by Justin Seitz English Edition
• Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers by TJ O'Connor English Edition

SQL and ORMs

• Essential SQLAlchemy by Jason Myers English Edition

System Administration

• Python for Unix and Linux System Administration by Noah Gift & Jeremy Jones English Edition

Testing

• Testing Python: Applying Unit Testing, TDD, BDD and Acceptance Testing by David Sale English Edition

Web Development

• Flask Web Development: Developing Web Applications with Python by Miguel Grinberg English Edition
• Mastering Flask by Jack Stouffer English Edition
• Introduction to Tornado by Michael Dory & Allison Parrish & Brendan Berg English Edition
• The Definitive Guide to Django by Adrian Holovaty & Jacob Kaplan-Moss English 2nd Edition
• Test-Driven Development with Django by Kevin Harvey English Edition
• Test-Driven Development with Python by Harry J. W. Percival English Edition

Web Scraping

• Web Scraping with Python: A Comprehensive Guide to Data Collection Solutions by Ryan Mitchell English Edition

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