Cheers Rach, that looks good. This is not quite so pretty, but if anyone is looking for an introduction starting at a very basic level, go for http://www.diveintopython.net/
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Re: Reading list (Rachid Belaid) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:48:05 +0200 > From: a.cava...@cavallinux.eu > To: <python-uk@python.org> > Subject: [python-uk] Reading list > Message-ID: <37d850cc3f3bb1ce003ab3f534e46...@cavallinux.eu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hi, > I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any > suggestion? > > I'm shortlisting few so far: > > Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil): > > https://www.packtpub.com/python-2-6-text-processing-beginners-guide/book > > Head First Python (Paul Barry): > http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920003434.do > > The Quick Python Book (Naomi R. Ceder): > http://www.manning.com/ceder/ > > Volent Python (TJ O'Connor): > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&keywords=python > > Programming Python (Mark Lutz): > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&keywords=python > > Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner (Mike Dawson): > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Programming-Absolute-Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&keywords=python > > > All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's > something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled > developers (C/C++) into the python side. > > Thanks > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:59:27 +0100 > From: Rachid Belaid <rachid.bel...@gmail.com> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk@python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Reading list > Message-ID: > <cagph0j1ycdi_wwborfhdnmovcjwdmfba2zvztvyhmlmj+vv...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Learn Python the hard way > > http://learnpythonthehardway.org/ > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:48 AM, <a.cava...@cavallinux.eu> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any suggestion? >> >> I'm shortlisting few so far: >> >> Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil): >> https://www.packtpub.com/**python-2-6-text-processing-** >> beginners-guide/book<https://www.packtpub.com/python-2-6-text-processing-beginners-guide/book> >> >> Head First Python (Paul Barry): >> >> http://shop.oreilly.com/**product/0636920003434.do<http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920003434.do> >> >> The Quick Python Book (Naomi R. Ceder): >> http://www.manning.com/ceder/ >> >> Volent Python (TJ O'Connor): >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/** >> 1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=**UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&keywords=python> >> >> Programming Python (Mark Lutz): >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/** >> dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=**UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&keywords=python> >> >> Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner (Mike Dawson): >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Python-Programming-Absolute-** >> Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/**ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&** >> qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Programming-Absolute-Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&keywords=python> >> >> >> All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's >> something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled developers >> (C/C++) into the python side. >> >> Thanks >> ______________________________**_________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/python-uk<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk> >> > > > > -- > Rach Belaid > Flat 9 240B Amhurst Road, London N16 7UL > Phone : +44 75 008 660 84 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-uk/attachments/20130626/1be6a65a/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > ------------------------------ > > End of python-uk Digest, Vol 118, Issue 9 > ***************************************** _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
