<p>There is the <a href="https://tor-lattimore.com/downloads/book/book.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bandit book</a> by Lattimore and Szepesvari, which is, I think, the main reference in the field: you can find pretty everything about Bandits, even more recent and research oriented topics.</p>
<p>Keep in main that it is a strongly theoretical book.</p>
<p><em><strong>Update</strong></em></p>
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<li><a href="https://incompleteideas.net/book/the-book-2nd.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RL: an introduction</a> by Sutton &amp; Barto: the chapter 2 is about <em>multi-armed bandits</em>. It's still theoretical but with some pseudo-code example, also the authors provides some bibliography.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.packtpub.com/product/mastering-reinforcement-learning-with-python/9781838644147" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mastering RL with Python</a>: see chapter 2 (MAB) and chapter 3 (contextual bandits). This is a practical book, with code examples in Python. Also you can find the code <a href="https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Reinforcement-Learning-with-Python" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</li>
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I know this but it is too mathematical.
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@DSPinfinity I can't blame you. I'll see if I can find something easier
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<p>I am looking for good sources (textbook, lecture notes, etc)
on multi-armed bandits where both theory and practical examples are given.</p>
<p>I will be happy for suggestion of such material.</p>

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Where can I find good sources (textbook, lecture notes, etc) on multi-armed bandits?
DSPinfinity
# Where can I find good sources (textbook, lecture notes, etc) on multi-armed bandits?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-02-02)

I am looking for good sources (textbook, lecture notes, etc)
on multi-armed bandits where both theory and practical examples are given.

I will be happy for suggestion of such material.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-02-03. Score: 1

There is the [bandit book](https://tor-lattimore.com/downloads/book/book.pdf) by Lattimore and Szepesvari, which is, I think, the main reference in the field: you can find pretty everything about Bandits, even more recent and research oriented topics.

Keep in main that it is a strongly theoretical book.

***Update***

* [RL: an introduction](https://incompleteideas.net/book/the-book-2nd.html) by Sutton & Barto: the chapter 2 is about *multi-armed bandits*. It's still theoretical but with some pseudo-code example, also the authors provides some bibliography.
* [Mastering RL with Python](https://www.packtpub.com/product/mastering-reinforcement-learning-with-python/9781838644147): see chapter 2 (MAB) and chapter 3 (contextual bandits). This is a practical book, with code examples in Python. Also you can find the code [here](https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Reinforcement-Learning-with-Python).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I know this but it is too mathematical.  
> **username_1**: @username_0 I can't blame you. I'll see if I can find something easier  

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