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I used Learn Python The Hard Way[0], given that I had gone through the author's Learn C the Hard Way previously, but I gather that Mr. Shaw is something of a co

• noufalibrahim 4y ago
  I second this. The exercise style has been effective and i use this as a textbook for all the students i coach.
• drexlspivey 4y ago
  This guy is one of the reasons that held back Python 3 adoption. I remember starting with his tutorials around 2017 which were adamant that begginers should not learn Python 3 while at the time his course was the hottest one and was massively promoted on reddit for example. He was also publishing articles like this [0]. It's great that people like him are spending a lot of time helping others learn but imo he has done more harm than good. [0] https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/nopython3.html https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/nopython3.html
  • AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
    > This guy is one of the reasons that held back Python 3 adoption. That seems like an extraordinary amount of influence to ascribe to one guy who wrote a textbook. Python 3 adoption was mostly driven by large projects. I can't think of any sizable Python project that would base their decision to migrate on what some introductory CS students are learning.