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The only way to master a skill is practice, practice, practice. That’s exactly what you’ll do in this book! In this instantly-valuable book you’ll work through 200 carefully selected exercises that flex your programming muscles.

You’ll practice core Python language features and techniques that reinforce the programming patterns you’ll use every day and build the skills you need to troubleshoot your programs.

In Python Workout, Second Edition you’ll find 200 exercises, including:
  • Working with text using strings
  • Mastering dictionaries and sets
  • Reading, writing, and manipulating files
  • Functional programming with comprehensions
  • Python modules and packages
  • Creating iterators and generators

About the technology

Become a champion Python programmer by making its most powerful features second nature! In this unique book, internationally-recognized Python trainer Reuven Lerner builds your mental muscle by guiding you through 200 targeted exercises.

About the book

Python Workout, Second Edition is a hands-on training program designed to boost your productivity and code quality. You’ll practice everything from basics like strings and dictionaries to techniques for writing elegant, data-agnostic code with dynamic typing, generic functions, and comprehensions. Each exercise includes a detailed solution along with additional challenges that help you push your skills even farther.

What's inside
  • Lock in essential Python skills
  • Improve your code readability and maintainability
  • Prepare for AI-assisted workflows

About the reader

For beginning to intermediate Python programmers.

About the author

Reuven M. Lerner teaches Python at companies around the world and at LernerPython.com. He also wrote Pandas Workout.

Table of Contents

1 Improving your Python with practice
2 Numeric types
3 Strings
4 Lists and tuples
5 Dictionaries and sets
6 Files
7 Functions
8 Functional programming with comprehensions
9 Modules and packages
10 Objects
11 Iterators and generators
12 Where to from here?
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    1633435350
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    978-1633435353
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publication date
    January 6, 2026
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.38 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches
  7. Print length
    240 pages
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“Chock-full of good examples.”

Jason C. McDonald, Author of Dead Simple Python

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“Crucial for writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code in big tech.”

Heng Zhang, Salesforce

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“So much better than just watching videos or reading reference material.”

Jim Welch, Microsoft

Python Workout, Second Edition about the book

why this book?

Python Workout, Second Edition, helps you build real programming fluency by guiding you through 50 carefully chosen exercises that reinforce essential Python skills and common patterns you’ll use in everyday coding.

By focusing on hands-on practice with updated content for the latest version of Python, it strengthens problem-solving abilities, boosts confidence, and deepens understanding of how Python works beyond just reading about it.

Through repeated, practical challenges with detailed solutions, the book improves fluency, muscle memory, and the ability to tackle new coding tasks independently.

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Manning helps developers and tech professionals stay ahead in a fast-moving industry with expert-led books, videos, and projects. Learning never stops, but it’s hard to keep up, so we focus on content that’s practical, clear, and trusted. As an independent publisher, we adapt quickly, from pioneering early-access books to offering DRM-free eBooks. Our series, like "In Action" and "In a Month of Lunches", reflect a commitment to making complex topics accessible.

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About the reader For readers with intermediate Python skills. For developers who know Python. For beginning-intermediate programmers. Accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of Python and finance—no special skills required. For Python programmers familiar with tools like pandas and NumPy, and the basics of statistics. For Python programmers and data analysts.
Special features Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant. Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant. Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant. Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant. Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant. Includes liveBook with out built-in AI assistant.
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About the Author

Reuven M. Lerner teaches Python and data science to companies around the world. He is also the author of Manning’s Python Workout (2020).

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manning Publications
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2026
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633435350
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633435353
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #423,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars (20)

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Reuven is a full-time Python trainer. In a given year, he teaches courses at companies in the United States, Europe, Israel, India, and China — as well as to people around the world, via his online courses.

Reuven created one of the first 100 Web sites in the world just after graduating from MIT’s computer science department. He opened Lerner Consulting in 1995, and has been offering training services since 1996.

Reuven’s monthly column appeared in Linux Journal from 1996 until the magazine’s demise in 2019. He is also a panelist and cofounder of the "Business of Freelancing" podcast. Reuven is also the CTO of Rent Like a Champion, an event-based home-rental company based in Chicago, Illinois.

Reuven’s most recent book is “Python Workout,” a collection of Python exercises with extensive explanations, published by Manning.

Reuven’s free, weekly “Better developers” newsletter, about Python and software engineering, is read by more than 18,000 developers around the globe. His “Trainer weekly” newsletter is similarly popular among people who give corporate training.

Reuven has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from MIT, and a PhD in learning sciences from Northwestern University. He lives in Modi’in, Israel with his wife and three children.

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