swaroopch / byte-of-python
Beginners book on Python - start here if you don't know programming
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- 2,510 stars
- Forks
- 1,096 forks
- Language
- Python
- License
- Not reported
- Created
- Nov 2, 2012
- Last push
- Oct 7, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 5, 2026
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- Book from the readme:
"A Byte of Python" is a free book on programming using the Python language.
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Admitted to the Repository Index on Nov 11, 2026: 2,510 stars on 2026-11-11.
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185 days recorded, May 12, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 (UTC). Net change +65 stars.
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It gained stars on 55 of the 185 days recorded since May 12, 2026.
Its largest 7 days were Jul 8, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026: 7 stars.
In the 30 days to Nov 12, 2026 it got 11 stars, 15% fewer than in the 30 days before.
It had 2,445 stars before May 12, 2026 and has 2,510 stars now: 2,490 fewer than 5,000.
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Latest Observation, Nov 13, 2026: 2,510 stars, 1,096 forks, last push Oct 7, 2026, not archived. One of 2 Observations since Nov 12, 2026.