Python Algorithms

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1. stillworksOct 2016
   > Also, why is it suddenly in vogue to bash TAOCP and CLRS?

   I guess for the same reasons people want to bash the current interviewing institution in place.

   Personally, I go with "it is what it is, deal with it if you want THAT job"

   Back to the context, I think I find CLRS much more approachable than TAOCP. It relies on pseudo-code and fairly simple mathematical symbology to formalise the algorithms it is treating.

   With TAOCP I have tried by can't get past the language of the imaginary CPU which it uses.

   Also, there are other simply excellent texts on Algorithms which I personally found much more useful than TAOCP (in decreasing order of "easiness")

   - Python Algorithms

   - The Algorithm Design Manual

   - CLRS

   - Algorithms in Java (somehow I found CLRS easier to follow than this)

   - And then I found this recently, "Algorithms on Strings,Trees and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology" (one should have at least gone through the first two recommendations before starting with this one to make it easier to read this one)

   Disclaimer : I have a growing interest in learning Algorithms due to the requirements of interviews, however I have come to believe that the knowledge will go a long way.

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2. satyampujariSep 2013
   Check these books:

   http://www.amazon.com/The-Algorithm-Design-Manual-ebook/dp/B...

   http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Pearls-2nd-Jon-Bentley/dp/...

   Prefer Python ?

   http://www.amazon.com/Python-Algorithms-Mastering-Language-E...

   http://www.amazon.com/Structures-Algorithms-Python-Michael-G...

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3. nielsFeb 2012
   Yep, I'm exactly like you. I also have a CS degree, but after many years of doing web dev. I feel stupid. I have recently started buying books that teaches algorithmics in a more easy approach.

   I am currently reading "Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language". I can't recommend it enough. Besides clearly explaining the basics, it helps you learn how to think about transforming naive solutions in to efficient algoritms.

   Besides that, I find it fun to practice on code tests provided by codility, interviewstreet etc.

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4. srcererFeb 2012
   Itching to buy Skiena's book for the practical examples (after perusing what amazon would show me of it)! Another very accessible algorithms book I highly recommend is: http://hetland.org/writing/python-algorithms/
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5. flyovertMar 2014
   Like many, I have coding experience, but I don't have a CS background. I'm interviewing. I'm being asked to explain things like what is a hash collision, and what do you do to fix it. That seems like a reasonable question, but most books that explain it feel much more theoretical/academic. What is the best practical guide to data structures. I have Hetland's Python Algorithms, and it's helping, but I'm looking for supplements, something where I can imagine that the person is explaining it to me over the phone (like one has to do during a screen etc). Thanks.
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6. poof131Nov 2012
   I guess the question is what do you mean by advanced topics? What direction do you want to go in? The latter book you mentioned seems to cover a number of topics and is probably a good bet.

   If you are interested in the web, both these books were good: http://www.amazon.com/Python-Web-Programming-Steve-Holden/dp... http://www.amazon.com/The-Definitive-Guide-Django-Developmen...

   Here are a few books that cover some "advanced?" topics that I'd like to read when I have time (would also like to hear other peoples' recommendations on them): http://www.amazon.com/Python-Data-Analysis-Wes-McKinney/dp/1... http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Network-Programming-Essentials... http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Python-Network-Programming... http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Tornado-Michael-Dory/dp/1... http://onlinebookplace.com/programming-computer-vision-with-...

   I'm not sure on your background or the quality of these books, but an understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming could be considered important: http://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Using-Pytho... http://www.amazon.com/Python-Algorithms-Mastering-Language-E... http://www.amazon.com/Python-3-Object-Oriented-Programming/d...

   Although these and other intermediate to advanced topics tend to be covered better in non-language-specific books such as this shotgun blast to the head. Don't worry, it's just an "introduction": http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Corme...

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