Grokking Algorithms

Code conventions and downloads
All the code examples in this book use Python 2.7. All code in the 
book is presented in a 
fixed-width font like this
to separate it 
from ordinary text. Code annotations accompany some of the listings, 
highlighting important concepts.
You can download the code for the examples in the book from the 
publisher’s website at www.manning.com/books/grokking-algorithms 
or from https://github.com/egonschiele/grokking_algorithms. 
I believe you learn best when you really enjoy learning—so have fun, 
and run the code samples!
about this book

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About the author
Aditya Bhargava
is a software engineer at Etsy, an online marketplace 
for handmade goods. He has a master’s degree in computer science 
from the University of Chicago. He also runs a popular illustrated
tech blog at adit.io.
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