Gabriel Rossetti <gabriel.rosse...@arimaz.com> writes: > kj wrote: >> >> Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like "Effective >> Java" for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are >> experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, >> and want to focus on more advanced programming issues? > > Effective Java is a good book, it is not like most people responding > to this topic a "how to program in Java"
I had more the feeling that these responses were more of the "Look, you actually need a book to learn how to program effectively in Java *snigger*" fanboism. > book but a "I know how to program in Python, but I want it to run fast > and use a minimal amount of memory". > I would have liked to have such a book for Python when I was past the > language learning stage. High Performance Python by Anthony Lewis (Author), et al. (*snigger*!) might be such a book but we have to wait a few more months: Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (September 15, 2010) (It has been on my wish list for several months) To the OP: right now, Dive into Python is clearly written with people who have experience with programming in mind. I've both the Python 2 and Python 3 version (books). You can download a version of each for free: http://www.google.com/search?q=dive%20into%20python -- John Bokma j3b Hacking & Hiking in Mexico - http://johnbokma.com/ http://castleamber.com/ - Perl & Python Development -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
