On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:58:23 +0200, Magnus Lycka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Salerno wrote: >> hi all. are there any recommendations for an intro book to python that >> is up-to-date for the latest version? > > It depends on what kind of books you like, and of course on your > previous experience. ... > If you like a high density book, Alex Martelli's "Python in a Nutshell" > is great,
That one is my first choice. FYI, it is based on Python 2.2, but discusses most (all?) interesting 2.3 features too. That has been very acceptable to me. I wouldn't buy a book that didn't discuss 'yield' or list comprehensions. > Probably not. Most recent changes to Python, such as decorators, are > things that beginners might want to leave until later... New standard > modules, such as datetime, are covered in the standard library manual. Exactly. /Jorgen -- // Jorgen Grahn <jgrahn@ Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu \X/ algonet.se> R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
