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Python Tricks: The Book is available at a 33% discount
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Hey Reader,

This is the sentence that started it all:

"I don't even feel like I've scratched the surface of what I can do with Python"

When I read this statement in an email from a newsletter member it somehow lodged itself in my brain.

Years ago I'd felt the same way about Python: 

Like my learning progress was getting slower and slower and I wasn't sure what skills to focus on next—

Like there was a treasure trove of "hidden gems" right underneath the surface of the Python standard library, but I just couldn't break through and dig it out.

I'd wasted hours on reading technical docs but they never contained the practical examples and clear use cases I craved.

Python is an amazing programming language (one of my coworkers used to call it "The Language of the Gods")

But it’s tough feeling confident using Python when it seems like you're forever stuck at a basic level of proficiency.

That's why I set out to write Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features—and now it's finally complete.

It's been a crazy and awesome couple of weeks to get this 300 page book ready for release. After almost a year of writing and editing, I still can't believe I finally got it published on Amazon.

I wrote this book for anyone who's going through the same struggles that I experienced with Python:

If you're wondering which lesser known parts in Python you should know about, you'll get a roadmap with this book. Discover cool (yet practical!) Python tricks and blow your coworkers' minds in your next code review.

If you've got experience with legacy versions of Python, the book will get you up to speed with modern patterns and features introduced in Python 3 and backported to Python 2.

If you've worked with other programming languages and you want to get up to speed with Python, you'll pick up the idioms and practical tips you need to become a confident and effective Pythonista.

If you want to make Python your own and learn how to write clean and Pythonic code, you'll discover best practices and little-known tricks to round out your knowledge.

With Python Tricks: The Book you'll discover Python's best practices and the power of beautiful & Pythonic code with simple examples and a step-by-step narrative.

You'll get one step closer to mastering Python, so you can write beautiful and idiomatic code that comes to you naturally.

Learning the ins and outs of Python is difficult—and with this book you'll be able to focus on the practical skills that matter. Discover the "hidden gold" in Python's standard library and start writing clean and Pythonic code today.

The book is currently available on a 33% off early access discount. I'm raising the price to $29 when this deal ends. 

So be sure to act quick and grab your copy before then:

>> Get Python Tricks: The Book and save 33%

— Dan Bader

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