[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nathan Weston) wrote: >I'm new to Python and am looking for a book to get me up to speed >quickly. I'm an experienced programmer and very proficient with Ruby, >so Python is coming easily to me and I don't need a gentle >introduction -- I just need a quick way to get familiar with common >Python idioms and important libraries. > >I'm also looking for a "gentler" book to help introduce some of my >co-workers to python. They are also experienced programmers, but >mostly in C++, with some Java/C# but minimal exposure to scripting >languages.
I'd recommend Alex Martelli's "Python in a Nutshell" for you and "Learning Python" by Lutz and Ascher for your colleagues. They are both published by O'Reilly. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
