1. Python Essential Reference, Python Standard Library by Example/Dive into Python 2. C (K.N.King), C++(Eckel), Python, Make, GCC, Lex/Yacc/Bison, Some HTML/CSS/XML/Javascript/XLTS+Python
3. I don't like Java much - never tried it. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
