At 10:22 AM 8/5/2007, vasudevram wrote:
> > On Aug 4, 7:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > newbie question:
> >
> > > Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> > > your shelf if you are going into Python?
> >
>
>Python in a Nutshell, the Python Cookbo
On Aug 4, 6:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Assuming that you already know that a ton of great stuff is on the
web, I'd also recommend 'Programming Python' and 'Python Cookbook'.
'The Python Book' would have to be the Python book ('Programming
Python', cuz it has a python on the cover and
> On Aug 4, 7:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > newbie question:
>
> > Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> > your shelf if you are going into Python?
>
Python in a Nutshell, the Python Cookbook and Programming Python are
all very good, IMO. Progra
On Aug 4, 7:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
Personally, I have two paths for you to take.
If you are a programmer already, then I would recommend that
* dhr (Sat, 4 Aug 2007 16:23:49 +0300)
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
For Tutorials STFW but the one and only book is definitely "Python in
a Nutshell" from Alex "Python" Martelli. Get the second edition.
Th
On Aug 4, 8:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
I thought Python Essential Reference was helpfull but It doesn't work
that well without another book to go
Michael Tobis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Aug 4, 9:32 am, Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
>
>> With Python, you won't find anything like that. Python is too
>> huge.
>
> That's silly. Python is small in the sense that C is small. The Python
> standard library is probably much bigger tha
"dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
I don't think so, at least not if you are starting Python with
experience in other languages. There are some books that are useful
but none are
On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 15:10 +, Michael Tobis wrote:
> Like most people I eventually plan to read Moby Dick, War and Peace,
> and Lutz's Programming Python. Maybe when I retire.
LOL. Lutz's Programming Python is actually how I learned Python.
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On Aug 4, 8:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
I would recommend "Programming Python 3rd Ed." by Lutz or "Core Python
Programming" by Chun. Lutz has more
On 2007-08-04, Michael Tobis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Aug 4, 9:32 am, Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
>> With Python, you won't find anything like that. Python is too
>> huge.
>
> That's silly. Python is small in the sense that C is small.
What way of measuring makes that true?
> Th
On Aug 4, 9:32 am, Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
> With Python, you won't find anything like that. Python is too
> huge.
That's silly. Python is small in the sense that C is small. The Python
standard library is probably much bigger than the C standard library,
but Kernghan and Richie don
On 2007-08-04, dhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd
> better have on your shelf if you are going into Python?
C is such a small language that the same slim volume can be both
a great tutorial and an awesome language refere
On Aug 4, 8:23 am, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
I second the comment about the Official Python Tutorial, however you
did say, "on the shelf" in which case
> > newbie question:
> >
> > Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
Official Python Tutorial and all Library reference document is somewhat
similar to K&R for C. You cannot expect the same kind of book, although a
variety of good books are available in Python.
De
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dhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>newbie question:
>
>Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
>your shelf if you are going into Python?
There really aren't any, assuming you're comfortable reading web-based
material. If it's impor
On 4 Sie, 15:23, "dhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> newbie question:
>
> Is there a 'K&R" type of Python book? The book that you'd better have on
> your shelf if you are going into Python?
There are actually two of them:
"How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python" by
Allen B. D
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