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  Beginning Python: from novice to professional (3rd ed.)
Hetland M., Apress, New York, NY, 2017. 527 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-484200-29-2)

And now for something completely different. Python, named after Monty Python’s Flying Circus, is an open-source, interpreted, object-oriented programming language available on all major operating systems such as Micros...
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Feb 1 2018  
  Python algorithms: mastering basic algorithms in the Python language (2nd ed.)
Hetland M., Apress, New York, NY, 2014. 320 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-484200-56-8), Reviews: (2 of 2)

There are many books on Python. They usually go into language specifics or into very basic programming from a beginner’s point of view. This book is very computer science (CS) algorithm-specific, describing the algorithms in ...
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May 5 2015  
  Python algorithms: mastering basic algorithms in the Python language (2nd ed.)
Hetland M., Apress, New York, NY, 2014. 320 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-484200-56-8), Reviews: (1 of 2)

Subject to the caution mentioned at the end of this review, I would use the earlier parts of this book to teach algorithms to a computer science introductory course using Python. The whole book would be a great support for an algorithm...
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Mar 12 2015  
  Python algorithms: mastering basic algorithms in the Python language
Hetland M., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2010. 336 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-430232-37-7), Reviews: (2 of 2)

The words “algorithms” and “Python” in a book title probably invoke less-than-positive feelings in many readers. There are plenty of books on algorithms that do an excellent job either as introdu...
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Feb 16 2012  
  Python algorithms: mastering basic algorithms in the Python language
Hetland M., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2010. 336 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-430232-37-7), Reviews: (1 of 2)

The Python programming language has become increasingly popular for implementing software solutions to problems that arise in all application areas. Teaching the best use of Python must extend beyond the introductory level of syntax, a...
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Jul 11 2011  

 
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