what's the recommended "python, for somebody with no programming experience" book these days? (it said, bracing itself for a zillion replies)

@eclairwolf I really liked Think Python for this, but the most recent version had parts on LLM use and ugh

it might be ok if you ignore that or use an old version though

@chimerror oof, that's disappointing that they're already incorporating the slop machine into intro books

@eclairwolf not a book. But I've come to appreciate the W3Schools website for the python language reference. It's where I got my start.

They even have the ability to let you run example code to see how the language works

https://www.w3schools.com/python/

@ilobmirt ooh! looks like w3schools really upped their game since the last time i looked at them! ty, sending this to my programming-curious friend as well! :3

i am resisting the urge to tell my friend who's interested in possibly going back to uni for CS to "throw every computer she has in the lake, run as far away from computers as possible, and become some sort of hunter-gatherer. trust me. i have firsthand experience with where computer touching leads. it's not too late!"

@eclairwolf computer touching will get girls to kiss you though

@eclairwolf like at least in my experience

@ilobmirt @eclairwolf this is where ive learned most my web stuff so far, it's rly nicely organized and yes the code running is great too

@freya while that has not been the case for me after getting a bs in cs i am thinking about going back to school for my ph.d

@eclairwolf clearly, then, I need to (if you would approve) come over and resolve the backlog of unreceived girlkisses

@freya @eclairwolf It does have a point. Girl kissing is kinda important.