Fluent Python vs Python for Finance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Python, Programming Languages
Fluent Python
Don't waste time bending Python to fit patterns you've learned in other languages. Python's simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren't using everything the language has to offer. With…
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Python for Finance
The financial industry has recently adopted Python at a tremendous rate, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds using it to build core trading and risk management systems. Updated for Python 3, the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Fluent Python highest: Fluent Python 4.3 · Python for Finance 3.8.
- Python for Finance is the quickest read — about 11 hours vs 15 for Fluent Python.
- Fluent Python has the widest readership — 22 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fluent Python | Python for Finance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.7 (22) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| Fluent Python | Python for Finance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 1 |
| Editions | 6 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 821 | 606 |