Jake Emerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There have been lots of recommendations for the O'Reilly book, which is > a good one. However, I would recommend "Beginning Python" by Magnus Lie > Hetland. All I knew before starting Python was Mathematica, and this > book was very helpful. It may seem to start out slow, but I've found > that I'm going back to those first chapters occasionally to review and > practice the syntax. It, and this group, have carried me through some > pretty tough problems (for me anyway). It's been worth it. Good luck.
Hetland's books are excellent, particularly if you like to learn by example -- I believe the current one "Practical Python" is meant to supersede the earlier "Beginning Python" (but I'm not sure). Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
