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C++
Primer by Stanley B. Lippman, Josée
Lajoie, and Barbara E. Moo
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python is not better than c++
neither is c++ better than python
they are two different languages doing different things and using different methods.
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for python - try "Learning Python hard way" and "dive into Python"
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PYTHON CRASH COURSE
A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
by Eric Matthes