Thinking in Python by Bruce Eckel

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46 points | by pjacotg 7 hours ago

4 comments

  • ra 25 minutes ago
    I originally learned Java in 2000 from Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java"
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    • jkaplowitz 11 minutes ago
      Me too, one year before you. A classic.
  • roelschroeven 2 hours ago
    "The book targets Python 3.15 and later"

    That's a bit weird, Python 3.15 isn't even fully released yet.

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    • rented_mule 1 hour ago
      You're right that Python 3.15 is not fully released yet, but it's in prerelease which is defined as:

      """ After the first beta, no new features can go in, but feature fixes (including significant changes to new features), bug fixes, and security fixes are accepted for the upcoming feature release. """

      So it's a fairly well known target. Bruce Eckel published the first edition of this book a quarter of a century ago - he has a pretty good handle on the progression of Python.

      Definitions and status for all releases is at https://devguide.python.org/versions/

  • a2ff6eeb0 1 hour ago
    Since this is autogenerated, is it possible that it's going to be auto updates? When I feed it into an LLM, do you think it's going to improve the output of the code, or will it need additional prompting?
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  • enygmata 3 hours ago
    Where can I get a physical copy of this?
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