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Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python (2015)
- git-pull 10y agoIt's more than a book. If you click into a section, you can run the python code and get the output.
- riknos314 10y agoI'm one of the students of Brad Miller, creator of this platform, and worked on developing it for a summer. Feel free to ask questions!
- maxpupmax 10y agoHey, this is a wonderful concept. I am a self-taught web dev who works mostly in Python, and I've just begun to learn algorithms & data structures. What chapters to you think I, or someone like me, would get the biggest kick out of?
- reachtarunhere 10y agoIt is rather short and I would suggest going through all of it. It won't take long. Plus don't forget the exercises.
- maxpupmax 10y agoI will, thank you. I asked more to hear the author's opinion about which of the concepts are most directly applicable/related to web development so I can start with those (feel free to answer if you know!).
- xapata 10y agoDepends what you mean by web development. If you describe the tasks you work on, I can make some suggestions. Otherwise, the only reasonable answer is http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html
- _navaneethan 10y agoThis is awesome link which will guide everyone who is hunger
- riknos314 10y agoI also would suggest working through the entire book. It was written by Brad Miller (one of the founding members of NetPerceptions and professor of computer science at Luther College) and David Ranum (currently a researcher for IBM Watson), so they know what they're talking about and what is relevant. P.S. If you're keen in solidifying your academic understanding of algorithms be sure to pay attention to the section on big-O notation.
- quanglam2807 10y agoAs a Luther student, this is awesome.
- gspetr 10y agoNot a question, more like a feature request. Really wish this had answers to the exercises to verify correctness of a student's solution.
- riknos314 10y agoAlso, Interactive python is open source! If you like it, help make it better! https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive
- EternalData 10y agoVery cool! I'll see if I can contribute in the future :)
- my_wrists_hurt 10y agoIs RuneStoneInteractive (RSI) secretly implying that we should think twice about becoming too good at programming through their educational materials?
- git-pull 10y agoThank you for releasing https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneServer https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneServer under a permissive, MIT license. Any reason to keep https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneComponents https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive/RunestoneComponents GPL?
- riknos314 10y agoI'm not sure. You could ask Brad Miller (@bnmnetp on twitter) to find out. Runestone is his creation.
- knob_07 10y agoWe used this for an introductory programming course in university. Very informative.
- gspetr 10y agoIf you enjoyed this, I highly recommend also giving this a try: https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges It's in the same spirit, has some things covered in even more detail and it even has tests you can run on your solutions to verify correctness and instantly receive feedback.
- WinstonCompany 10y agoThank you! This is amazing material!
- sothym 10y agoI'm currently studying python so this is going to come in handy, awesome.
- Avaclon 10y agoAnyone know what version of Python is this in? It's hard to tell since it's not mentioned in the book. Try doing import sys on the example frames doesn't work either. Trying to see if it aligns with the version some of us use at work.
- joeclef 10y agoI believe it is Python 2.7. But I could be wrong.
- danso 10y agoEven if it is, it follows conventions compatible with 3.x, e.g. using parentheses with print statements. Also, in the "Review of Basic Python" chapter, it explicitly links to the official Python 3 docs: http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/pythonds/Introduction/ReviewofBasicPython.html http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/pythonds/Intro...
- jumasheff 10y agoIt's Skulpt[0] -- JavaScript implementation of Python. [0]https://github.com/skulpt/skulpt https://github.com/skulpt/skulpt
- throwaway_374 10y agoI really appreciated this resource for learning Python for interviewing. My only criticism is in some cases particularly with the more advanced structures (graphs, trees) it approaches the matter as a literal translation of "data structures with python", as opposed to "pythonic data structures". A lazy example is probably Linked Lists which don't really serve any purpose in Python. Presumably that was the intention?
- emj 10y agoWell yes you guessed it, you are supposed to learn data structures, but I agree that the domain name interactive python really does signal something different.
- riknos314 10y agoThis book is used as the second course in the CS program at Luther College. At this point in the program python is the only language that students are assumed to be familiar with. The point of this book is to gain an understanding of how these data structures behave rather than implementing them in perfect python, so your critique is absolutely warranted. I'll suggest a "Pythonic data structures" version of the book to Brad for those looking to learn good python conventions.
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- nurettin 10y agoIs there a java version of this?
- JMBarrett 10y agoI prefer http://rosettacode.org/ http://rosettacode.org/
- sunilkumarc 10y agoGithub version of this would be awesome! To fork this and keep. Is it available?
- riknos314 10y agohttps://github.com/RunestoneInteractive https://github.com/RunestoneInteractive
- mattfrommars 10y agoI'm about to complete Introduction to Computer Science with Python on Edx {about to begins it's Algorithm lecture week}, should I begin reading this book after it or should I dive into other things? Does the book constitute of "Data Structures I & II" and "Algorithms I & II"? I have degree in non computer science field and want to become a software developer.
- xapata 10y agoThose class titles are somewhat arbitrary and mean different things to different people. After you finish the Edx class you can skim the table of contents here and decide what to read. That said, reading the same topic from different authors is still valuable.
- TheHeadMaster 10y agoI have used this. To prepare for my interviews and it definitely helped. Kudos.
- bogomipz 10y agoI would like to add that the visual component of interactivepython.org seems to be: http://www.pythontutor.com/ http://www.pythontutor.com/ Which is great as a visual learning aid especially for things like recursion as it allows you to step through your code a stack frame at a time.
- QML 10y agoHey my class (CS61A) uses that!