Books like Starting Out with Python by Tony Gaddis

A comprehensive guide to Python 2.5 that covers types, operations, syntax, functions, modules, classes, OOP, exceptions, and tools.

Unlock Python’s power to automate tedious tasks—file management, web scraping, spreadsheet editing, PDF handling, and more—without prior coding experience.

A practical, hands‑on introduction to programming with Python, guiding readers through essential concepts, functions, recursion, data structures, and object‑oriented design with exercises at every stage.

Head First Python by Paul Barry introduces Python programming with a practical, hands‑on style, covering fundamentals, data handling, web projects, and more in an engaging format.

Explore high‑school mathematics with hands‑on Python programming, covering statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus while learning functions, user input, and data manipulation.

Think Bayes offers an approachable introduction to Bayesian statistical decision theory using Python, covering data processing, mathematical foundations, and practical applications.

"Learn to master basic programming tasks from scratch with real-life scientifically relevant examples and solutions drawn from both science and engineering. Students and researchers at all levels are increasingly turning to the powerful Python programming language as an alternative to commercial packages and this fast-paced introduction moves from the basics to advanced concepts in one complete volume, enabling readers to quickly gain proficiency. Beginning with general programming concepts such as loops and functions within the core Python 3 language, and moving onto the NumPy, SciPy and Matplotlib libraries for numerical programming and data visualisation, this textbook also discusses the use of IPython notebooks to build rich-media, shareable documents for scientific analysis. Including a final chapter introducing challenging topics such as floating-point precision and algorithm stability, and with extensive online resources to support advanced study, this textbook represents a targeted package for students requiring a solid foundation in Python programming"--