Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner Book

This was my third "go" at trying to grasp Python. The first was via an online tutorial, the second was from a different book that I had borrowed. I felt this book did a better job than the tutorial of teaching the fundamentals and was much better than the other text. A big strength was the end of chapter questions and projects. It forced me to really learn some concepts that I wouldn't otherwise have grasped. I now have a better feel for Object Oriented Programming than I did before. The book was also fun to read and the example programs were interesting and instructive.

The big drawback to me was in the final chapters that used the livewires module. I had a hard time getting that installed and working properly. I also felt that the entire book went a little downhill in terms of instruction at that point with lots of instructions passed over rapidly with little explanation. Perhaps it would have been better to simply learn to do what needs to be done in pygames rather than access pygames via livewires.

I also feel still a little unprepared to tackle the big project I have in mind, so I'll look to continue my studies in some other way. Perhaps an even better book would have left me feeling more confident and prepared for programming.