On 11/19/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Pecora wrote: > In article <7xr5ei1p2j....@ruckus.brouhaha.com>, > Paul Rubin <no.em...@nospam.invalid> wrote: > >> Lou Pecora <pec...@anvil.nrl.navy.mil> writes: >>>>> I'll jump in and recommend the book "Python in a Nutshell" by Martelli. >>>> It's encyclopedic. >>> Indeed. I hope Martelli updates it. I'd buy another copy right away. >> >> It's a great book but not a starting point for beginners. It's >> definitely worth having for more advanced users. > > I would beg to differ. I used it from the start of my Python learning > curve and was greatly helped by it. For me it gave explanations at just > the right level with paths to more detail if you wanted. I found it > helpful from the beginning. I would recommended others to at least look > at it. You might be helped right away and it's a good addition to any > Python programmer's library. > I'd say "Nushell" is a great book for experienced programmers, whether in Python or other languages. It's definitely not something I would recommend for a programming noob.
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