# Kalman and Bayesian Filters in Python by Roger Labbe

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Kalman and Bayesian Filters in Python by Roger Labbe and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for building intuition on Kalman filters and Bayesian estimation, with tuning, design and pitfalls covered. A critic says free resources cover the topic too.

## Why people recommend it

- Covers tuning, pitfalls and examples (1 comments): "The book goes further into topics like tuning, practical design considerations, common pitfalls, and additional examples." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695364))
- Helps understanding Kalman filters and estimation (1 comments): "They really helped me grok Kalman filters but also the more general problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696578))

## What people warn about

- Free resources cover the same topic (1 comments): "This seems to be an ad for a fairly expensive book on a topic that is described in detail in many (free) resources." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694605))
- Seems like an advertisement (1 comments): "This seems to be an ad for a fairly expensive book on a topic that is described in detail in many (free) resources." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694605))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Kalman+and+Bayesian+Filters+in+Python+by+Roger+Labbe&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kalman and Bayesian Filters in Python by Roger Labbe", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kalman-and-bayesian-filters-in-python/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).