Re: Book recommendations

2006-12-06 Thread vasudevram
>Can someone recommend a Python book for a newbie and perhaps you have a used one for sale? Thank you. A Byte of Python is supposed to be good for beginners too. See http://www.byteofpython.info/ Its also a recommended book on the main Python site www.python.org >From the preface: "This book se

Re: Book recommendations

2006-12-06 Thread Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
On 6 Dec 2006 05:55:44 -0800, Robert Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 6, 7:09 am, "west" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone recommend a Python book for a newbie and perhaps you have a used > > one for sale? Thank you. I think a lot depends on your experience with other programming

Re: Book recommendations

2006-12-06 Thread Robert Hicks
On Dec 6, 7:09 am, "west" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone recommend a Python book for a newbie and perhaps you have a used > one for sale? Thank you. > Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional by Magnus Lie Hetland Core Python Programming (2nd Edition) by Wesley Chun There are plent

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-07 Thread JanC
Nathan schreef: > The link doesn't work -- maybe because of the new google groups > interface? > Can you repost with a working link? I think it's this: -- JanC "Be strict when sending and tolerant when

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-06 Thread elbows
Manuzhai wrote: > Check this thread currently going on: > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&safe=off&threadm=coqd91%246m2%241%40news.doit.wisc.edu&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26group%3Dcomp.lang.python > The link doesn't work -- maybe because of the n

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-05 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Nathan Weston wrote: > I'm new to Python and am looking for a book to get me up to speed > quickly. I'm an experienced programmer and very proficient with Ruby, > so Python is coming easily to me and I don't need a gentle > introduction -- I just need a quick way to get familiar with common > Pyth

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-03 Thread Sean Dolan
Nathan Weston wrote: I'm new to Python and am looking for a book to get me up to speed quickly. I'm an experienced programmer and very proficient with Ruby, so Python is coming easily to me and I don't need a gentle introduction -- I just need a quick way to get familiar with common Python idioms a

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-03 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nathan Weston) wrote: >I'm new to Python and am looking for a book to get me up to speed >quickly. I'm an experienced programmer and very proficient with Ruby, >so Python is coming easily to me and I don't need a gentle >introduction -- I just need a quick way to get familiar wi

Re: Book Recommendations

2004-12-03 Thread Manuzhai
Nathan Weston wrote: I'm new to Python and am looking for a book to get me up to speed quickly. I'm an experienced programmer and very proficient with Ruby, so Python is coming easily to me and I don't need a gentle introduction -- I just need a quick way to get familiar with common Python idioms a