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Free Programming Books

Name: Free Programming Books
Author: EbookFoundation

Discover free programming books for founders and developers. Learn with free-programming-books.

398,134 stars66,871 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 3Updated 9/24/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Free-programming-books is a repository that provides a curated list of free programming books, allowing founders and developers to access a wide range of learning resources without incurring costs.

When to use it

•When looking for free resources to learn a new programming language or technology
•When trying to reduce costs associated with learning and professional development
•When seeking a community-driven and regularly updated list of free programming books

Ready-to-paste prompt

To find free books on Python programming, navigate to the `free-programming-books` directory and search for 'Python' in the `README.md` file

Heads up: The repository relies on community contributions, so be aware that some book links may be broken or outdated, and it's essential to verify the book's availability before attempting to access it

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Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

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Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/free-programming-books && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/free-programming-books/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/free-programming-books/SKILL.md

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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Free Programming Books works

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Free to inspect

Free Programming Books is a small Python project (~700 lines across 1 code files). Setup is light: install the runtime, run one command. Last commit this month, CC-BY-4.0 license, no tests found.

Size

Small codebase

~700 lines · 1 code files · 6 min skim

Setup

Light setup

Install the runtime, run one command.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 99%HTML 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it

What's in each folder

docs/Documentation94 files

books/Folder48 files

courses/Folder41 files

casts/Folder21 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)10 files

more/Folder10 files

scripts/Helper scripts2 files

_includes/Folder1 files

READMENo tests foundDocumentedCI checksCC-BY-4.0 licenseUpdated this month