Python books
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How HN took it
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Well-structured, helpful list of Python books
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It structures the world of relevant python books quite well. Thanks, I appreciate it!
martinmusio7 on HNPretty sweet! Anything similar for JavaScript? This is prolly there best list of Python books I've seen. Great job!
quangv on HN
Maker responsive to feedback
From 2 comments
Thanks for your hard work
chrisgd on HNThanks! I had a lot of fun making the site. I am also committed to keeping it comprehensive and updated. Made a powerful admin interface so that syncing would only take about 3-4…
gh1 on HN
Objections
Popularity via Amazon rank does not equal quality
From 2 comments
The site states: "The Bestseller Rank was chosen as the popularity scale. The Bestseller Rank loosely indicates how many copies of the book were bought recently on Amazon. This…
bogomipz on HN>"Don't agree with this. Many Packt books are high quality. I have read several, including the one by Dusty Phillips, which is above Powerful Python. I do not share the same…
bogomipz on HN
Packt Publishing books seem to be ranked too high
From 2 comments
The site states: "The Bestseller Rank was chosen as the popularity scale. The Bestseller Rank loosely indicates how many copies of the book were bought recently on Amazon. This…
bogomipz on HN>"Don't agree with this. Many Packt books are high quality. I have read several, including the one by Dusty Phillips, which is above Powerful Python. I do not share the same…
bogomipz on HN
Scoring method is opaque
From 1 comment
I wish I could be flattered that my book "Flask by Example" appears above the seminal "Two Scoops of Django" in the "Web Development" section[0], but instead I'm just left…
sixhobbits on HN
Requests
Show newer publication years first
From 1 comment
Nitpicking, but I would suggest reversing the chronological order of Publication Year. Newer release years towards the top.
johnnyballgame on HN
Show Python version used in each book
From 1 comment
Would be cool to see what python version is used in the book
O4epegb on HN
Add a JavaScript equivalent
From 1 comment
Pretty sweet! Anything similar for JavaScript? This is prolly there best list of Python books I've seen. Great job!
quangv on HN
Add Hands-On Machine Learning book
From 1 comment
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow by Aurelien Geron is also pretty great. Would like to see that in the list.
elymar on HN
Questions
How is the popularity score calculated
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I wish I could be flattered that my book "Flask by Example" appears above the seminal "Two Scoops of Django" in the "Web Development" section[0], but instead I'm just left…
sixhobbits on HN
Are free books like Dive into Python included fairly
From 1 comment
What about the free ones like Dive into python, LPTHW and others. People won't buy as much as the non free ones so the ratings may not be as accurate.
kronos29296 on HN
Alternatives named
Amazon bestseller rankings
From 1 comment
Two Scoops of Django is one of my favorite books! As to how popularity score is calculated: I used the Amazon Bestseller Rank of the book to assign a score for popularity. This…
gh1 on HN