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AI & Python #33: 4 Python Books That Every Beginner Should Read to Go Beyond The Basics

Move from nooby to advanced Python programmer.

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Frank Andrade
Nov 20, 2024
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If you’ve already mastered the basics of Python, know how to automate stuff, and are able to do simple tasks at work, but still feel you could do more, it’s time to take your Python skills to the next level.

Probably your current Python skills are enough for your personal projects or to keep your boss happy, but there’s a lot more to learn! Now you might not pay attention to scalability, readability, and organization when writing code, but if you want to move from beginner to advanced Python programmer, these are some of the topics you should learn next.

Here are 4 books that cover intermediate and advanced programming concepts that you should learn to go beyond the basic Python stuff.

Object-Oriented Python

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If you have a basic knowledge of Python, you probably write code following a sequence of steps line by line to get things done. As a result, you end up with multiple sections that don’t have a strong logical connection. This is known as procedural programming, which i…

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