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Recommend me a Python book for absolute beginners (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by pathief@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev

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My SO is interested in learning Python because she hopes it becomes useful in her work. She works with ArcGIS and/or QGIS and apparently it supports Python scripting so she's thinking about giving it a go.

She has no programming background so I was hoping you friends could suggest something for absolute beginners that would teach her both the Python and programming basics. It doesn't have to be very comprehensive, just something to get her started.

She has managed to get some scripts working through copy/pasting and minor adjustments but she lacks the foundations to really build a script of her own.

Thanks a lot!!

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[–] MorphiusFaydal@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

Free to read on the authors website - https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Looks great, thanks a bunch! EDIT: ordered it! :D