Book review: Learning Concurrency in Python

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+title = "Learning Concurrency in Python - Elliot Forbes"
+date = 2021-12-13
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+[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36083578-learning-concurrency-in-python):
+Practically and deeply understand concurrency in Python to write efficient
+programs.
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+A good book if you want examples of code in some concurrency topics -- and some
+that don't -- but nothing that could actually *teach* you how to use this.
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+For example, there are consecutive examples of things that only change one
+option. It tells what the option says it does but doesn't example *what* it
+actually does and *when* you should use it. The whole *when* is missing from the
+book: Here is the options, here are examples for each option, have fun.
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+Also, as usual for Packt books, editing would require some work. For example,
+you're following with examples using `.join()` but it is not initially explained
+why you need to do that -- only a few sections later that you find out it "waits
+for the completion of threads/processes", with no mention that the call blocks
+the current thread.
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+And, on top of that, none of the examples (ok, maybe two) actually follow
+PEP8. It is a pet peeve of mine, I reckon, but when you're explaining some
+language feature, I'd expect the examples to follow the code style of the
+language (although it is not that bad 'cause at least there is a consistent
+style through the book, even if it is not PEP8).
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+Suddenly, I have a feeling that the book is actually the notes of the author
+while learning something, not something that they want to help you learn...