In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Meng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just finished reading Learning Python 3rd ed, and am doing my >first Python application, which retrieves and process text and XML >documents from Web. Python helped me to write the application in a few >hours, I'm very happy with its productivity. But the performance is not >satisfactory. I decide to optimized it in Python before trying C/C++ >extensions. But I don't know Python much and have no clu to tune my >program. Also, I don't know what Pythonist's preferred styles. Are >there any books/documents which play the similar role for Python as >'Effective C++' does for C++?
<red face> That's my fault. I'm technically still under contract to write _Effective Python_, but it has proven much more difficult to write than I expected. (Not in the sense of difficulty finding material, but in sitting down and *writing*.) I actually brought in David Goodger as co-author and we still haven't been able to make progress. :-( Right now, I'm finishing up _Python for Dummies_ (which is mostly being written by Stef -- I provide the technical expertise and editing), and after a suitable resting time, we'll see if we can get back on track with _Effective Python_ -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "I saw `cout' being shifted "Hello world" times to the left and stopped right there." --Steve Gonedes -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
