On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 4:36:38 PM UTC+1, Meredith Montgomery wrote: > Paul Rubin <no.e...@nospam.invalid> writes: > > > Meredith Montgomery <mmont...@levado.to> writes: > >> So that's my request --- any author you find very good has written a > >> book on Python? > > > > The ones by David Beazley are great. Same with his non-book writings > > about Python. See: http://dabeaz.com/ > Distilled Python is looking really nice, actually. It seems so concise, > so it looks like a really nice first read. Thank you for the > recommendation.
I concur with Paul's general recommendation of David Beazley's work. I bought a copy of Python Distilled recently, having 'grown up' with editions of his earlier 'Python Essential Reference', going back to the first edition (Python 1.5?) I confess to being slightly disappointed with 'Python Distilled', but I was probably expecting something that I shouldn't have. It is basically a relatively fast-paced introduction to 'modern' python, stripping down some of the fine detail that the 'Essential Reference' books leave in. I am not 100% sure how useful it would be for relative beginners; it depends what you are looking for. As a reference to functions and library usage etc., the essential reference books are (still) great, and cheap via eBay. As a stepping stone from 'fluent beginner', it might well be perfect. As a hand-holding learning guide, maybe not so great. I'm by no means trying to diss Beazley's work, I think it is great; just trying to indicate what you get for your money, and maybe the target audience. J^n -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
