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Sounds good.
Regarding the book's title: is it just me, or are Python programmers
in general put off when people call it "scripting"?
I won't attempt a strict definition of the term "scripting language",
b
Just to kind of get back on topic:
Before buying a book or making a terribly large investment, OP should
consider the fact that Python 3 is out and gaining some popularity.
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Jorgen Grahn writes:
> Regarding the book's title: is it just me, or are Python programmers
> in general put off when people call it "scripting"?
>
> I won't attempt a strict definition of the term "scripting language",
> but it seems like non-programmers use it to mean "less scary than what
> yo
Sounds good.
Regarding the book's title: is it just me, or are Python programmers
in general put off when people call it "scripting"?
I won't attempt a strict definition of the term "scripting language",
but it seems like non-programmers use it to mean "less scary than what
you might think of
Jorgen Grahn wrote:
On Thu, 2010-01-07, Peter wrote:
[...] depending on your
application domain, I liked:
1) Hans Petter Langtangen: Python Scripting for Computational Science
A truly excellent book, not only with respect to Python Scripting , but
also on how to avoid paying license fees by
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 09:37, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
> Regarding the book's title: is it just me, or are Python programmers
> in general put off when people call it "scripting"?
>
> I won't attempt a strict definition of the term "scripting language",
> but it seems like non-programmers use it to mea
On Thu, 2010-01-07, Peter wrote:
> [...] depending on your
> application domain, I liked:
>
> 1) Hans Petter Langtangen: Python Scripting for Computational Science
> A truly excellent book, not only with respect to Python Scripting , but
> also on how to avoid paying license fees by using opens
Anyways, to rephrase, could someone kindly mention any of their
preferred Python books, websites, tutorials etc to help me get to an
intermediate/advanced level? Something that would help me add
functionality to Ubiquity, say.
I may be alone in this, but Alex Martelli's book ("Python in a
On Thu, 2010-01-07, Stuart Murray-Smith wrote:
...
> [...] ESR's guide to
> smart questions [1] helps set the pace of list culture.
It's good, if you can ignore the "These People Are Very Important
Hacker Gods, Not Mere Mortals" subtext.
...
> Anyways, to rephrase, could someone kindly mention an
> Have a look at the Getting Started section of the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/
>
> specially the PythonBooks section
Perfect! Exactly what I'm looking for :)
Thanks Gabriel!
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Stuart Murray-Smith wrote in
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> Anyways, to rephrase, could someone kindly mention any of their
> preferred Python books, websites, tutorials etc to help me get
> to an intermediate/advanced level? Something that would help me
Stuart Murray-Smith wrote in
news:aadebb9f1001070146n70f5be7bw2e515f9d4afed...@mail.gmail.com:
> Anyways, to rephrase, could someone kindly mention any of their
> preferred Python books, websites, tutorials etc to help me get
> to an intermediate/advanced level? Something that would help me
2010/1/6 J :
> A good point was brought up to me privately, and I agree completely,
> that the OP should re-state the request with a bit more specifics...
>
> Since the OP says he is at least familiar with Python, does he need
> info on beginner level books that are general purpose, or is he
> inte
A good point was brought up to me privately, and I agree completely,
that the OP should re-state the request with a bit more specifics...
Since the OP says he is at least familiar with Python, does he need
info on beginner level books that are general purpose, or is he
interested in resources that
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 09:35, Shawn Milochik wrote:
> Search Google. You'll find it all.
>
> Search this list's archives. This kind of thing has been discussed a thousand
> times.
>
> It also wouldn't hurt to brush up on this:
> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Heh... I've seen tha
Search Google. You'll find it all.
Search this list's archives. This kind of thing has been discussed a thousand
times.
It also wouldn't hurt to brush up on this:
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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