Thanks for the hints. I did look at "Dive into..." a while back (it is recommended on the Sage website after all) but for some reason did not get on with it (the very frist "complete, working Python program" just left me cold), so I got the basics from the online Puthon tutorial (which I do recommend) and then found those books on the shelf at the place where I work....
I'll have another go at Diving now! John On 15/01/2008, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 15, 2008 10:12 AM, John Cremona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kevin, > > > > I have been taking the same plunge (and prbably for the same reason). > > It's not clear whether knowing C++ well was a help or a hindrance. I > > have just read the book "Learning Python" by Lutz, published by > > O'Reilly, and found it pretty good. At least, I knew immediately why > > your progam did what it did and how to avoid it as there's an almost > > identical example in the book! > > > > Now after "Learning Python" at 700pp I can move on to "Programming > > Python" -- same author and publisher but 1500 pages. Or maybe not.... > > My favorite Python books are: > > * Python in a Nutshell > > and > > * Dive into Python: http://www.diveintopython.org/ (free!) > > I learned more from Python in a Nutshell than anywhere else. > > William > > > > -- John Cremona --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://sage.math.washington.edu/sage/ and http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
