368: Amazing That Any of This Works

Al Sweigart (@AlSweigart) spoke with us about getting better at Python programming.  Al's book site is InventWithPython.com. You can find his books there as well as No Starch Press and Amazon.  Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python Cracking Codes with Python Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python Al's personal site (alsweigart.com) has talks, videos, and a lot of code to look at. Or check out his github repo including the small text based games: https://github.com/asweigart/pythonstdiogames Al's YouTube Channel, including his Calm Programming series. We also talked about: scratch.mit.edu - a fun way to learn to program where you are almost never wrong Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming by Luciano Ramalho. PyCon and their talk videos  Online origami simulator (origamisimulator.org)