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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
