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Show HN: Practical Python Projects book release

88 pointsby yasoobabout 4 years ago
Hi everyone!<p>I just released the Practical Python Projects book! (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me)<p>I am happy to announce the first version as a release candidate. I have poured a lot of love into writing this book and would love to hear what you guys think. (A limited 100% off and discount coupons at the end)<p>This is not a pure beginner book. The book does assume some background Python knowledge. You need to know the basics like methods, functions, classes, and such. If I use something that is not typically covered in beginner Python books, I will explain it before I use it. There are no tests for these projects as they are really small and teach you how to glue different pieces together.<p>Some projects that we will be making<p>- A Twilio bot that keeps you updated with the latest match scores from the FIFA World Cup<p>- A Facebook Messenger bot the shares latest memes, jokes, and shower-thoughts scraped from Reddit<p>- An automated invoice generator and deploying it using Flask<p>- Making automated cinema-preshow by downloading and stitching together related movie trailers using moviepy<p>- Generating automated article summaries and overlaying them on top of images<p>- Understanding and decoding JPEG images using vanilla Python<p>- Creating a GUI application using PyQt for downloading online videos<p>- Implementing a TUI email client that allows reading emails in the terminal<p>The first 50 people can use the &quot;hn-love&quot; coupon (without the quotation marks) to get 15% off. I am also offering a 30-day no-questions-asked refund policy if you don&#x27;t enjoy this book and don&#x27;t learn anything new.<p>You can buy the book from https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me You can get a free sample chapter from here: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me&#x2F;sample&#x2F;chapter2.pdf You can learn more about my writing style by reading any of my recent articles over at https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yasoob.me<p>(For detailed FAQ, you can head over to the book website: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me)

7 comments

yasoobabout 4 years ago
Hi everyone!<p>I just released the Practical Python Projects book! (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me</a>) You can get a free sample chapter here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me&#x2F;sample&#x2F;chapter2.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me&#x2F;sample&#x2F;chapter2.pdf</a>.<p>I am happy to announce the first version as a release candidate. I have poured a lot of love into writing this book and would love to hear what you guys think. (A limited 100% off and discount coupons at the end)<p>This is not a pure beginner book. The book does assume some background Python knowledge. You need to know the basics like methods, functions, classes, and such. If I use something that is not typically covered in beginner Python books, I will explain it before I use it. There are no tests for these projects as they are really small and teach you how to glue different pieces together.<p>Some projects that we will be making<p>- A Twilio bot that keeps you updated with the latest match scores from the FIFA World Cup<p>- A Facebook Messenger bot the shares latest memes, jokes, and shower-thoughts scraped from Reddit<p>- An automated invoice generator and deploying it using Flask<p>- Making automated cinema-preshow by downloading and stitching together related movie trailers using moviepy<p>- Generating automated article summaries and overlaying them on top of images<p>- Understanding and decoding JPEG images using vanilla Python<p>- Creating a GUI application using PyQt for downloading online videos<p>- Implementing a TUI email client that allows reading emails in the terminal<p>The first 50 people can use the &quot;hn-love&quot; coupon (without the quotation marks) to get 15% off. I am also offering a 30-day no-questions-asked refund policy if you don&#x27;t enjoy this book and don&#x27;t learn anything new.<p>You can buy the book and see a detailed FAQ at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me</a>. If you want to try before you buy, see the sample chapter at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me&#x2F;sample&#x2F;chapter2.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;practicalpython.yasoob.me&#x2F;sample&#x2F;chapter2.pdf</a>, or you can learn more my writing style by reading any of my recent articles over at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yasoob.me" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yasoob.me</a>.
trailrunner46about 4 years ago
This is exactly the kind of book I was looking for. I learn best by building projects. It’s not the syntax that is hard, it’s learning how experienced python devs do things (coming from other languages). Look forward to diving in. Thank you for your time writing it.
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chris_wotabout 4 years ago
I work at a school that uses Python extensively. I&#x27;ve purchased the book (haven&#x27;t yet got the links). Is there a group discount? Our ICT teachers might be interested in this.
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moonstruckabout 4 years ago
On the book site Intermediate Python book is linked to codecademy. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;book.pythontips.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;book.pythontips.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;</a> is the right one I guess.
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dotancohenabout 4 years ago
I&#x27;m glad to see that you use PyQt for the GUI. Have you examined PySide as well? It&#x27;s mostly drop-in compatible with PyQt and has a much better license in my opinion.
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aliirzabout 4 years ago
Just purchased. Waiting for the link. Looks very interesting. I’ve always loved recipe books like these.
thraway12about 4 years ago
I like paper books. Can I buy a paper copy? Your purchase flow is unclear.