Product Review: Python Flash Cards

No Starch Press is best known for creating books on computer programming. However, they recently released a new product called Python Flash Cards by Eric Matthes, the author of Python Crash Course. I thought this was a unique product and decided to ask for a review copy.

The cards and their box are high-quality. I like the cardstock they used quite a bit. The cards themselves target Python 3.7, which is pretty old, but this product is from a few years ago. I had hoped that No Starch had updated the cards to a newer version of Python, though.

Each card is marked with a color along its top that matches its category:

The cards are also numbered. This is useful when the cards refer to other cards in their section or in other sections entirely. It makes referring to different cards pleasant and straightforward.

Of course, flashcards are, by their very nature, short and to the point. So the testing and packaging sections of cards feel too brief to me. On the other hand, they're flashcards, so the medium doesn’t allow them to be fleshed out the way I would want. If you need more details, Google is never far away.

While I am certainly not the target market for these cards, I think they will work well for high school students and possibly even freshmen in college who want to learn. They are undoubtedly useful for refreshing your knowledge of the basics of Python. If you have students, this set may prove quite helpful for them.

If you are looking for a unique Python gift or a different way to learn Python basics, these Python Flash Cards might be for you.