Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-22 Thread News123
Evan Kroske wrote: > Sam Tregar wrote: >> Greetings. I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good >> books to read. I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a >> lot. I found Programming Python a little dry the last time I looked at >> it, but I'm more motivated now so I migh

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-21 Thread Esmail
Gökhan SEVER wrote: Hello, I received an autographed copy of CPP, 2nd Edition after joining to Safari's "What is Python" webcast. They published the recorded session online as well. Check http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/DownloadAndResources/webcasts.php As you will see from the

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-21 Thread Gökhan SEVER
Hello, I received an autographed copy of CPP, 2nd Edition after joining to Safari's "What is Python" webcast. They published the recorded session online as well. Check http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/DownloadAndResources/webcasts.php As you will see from the lecture, he is a very motiv

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-21 Thread Esmail
Shawn Milochik wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:52 PM, wrote: Sam, In no specific order (I brought them all): Wesley Chun's "Core Python Programming" http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list I second the Wesley Chun recommendation wholeheartedly. This book keeps getting men

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-17 Thread James Matthews
For me it's any book on Django, Core Python 2nd Edition (which I will buy if updated) and Python Power. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Lou Pecora wrote: > In article > , > Mike Driscoll wrote: > > > On May 11, 4:45 pm, Chris Rebert wrote: > > > > > > > I like "Python in a Nutshell" as a re

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-15 Thread Lou Pecora
In article , Mike Driscoll wrote: > On May 11, 4:45 pm, Chris Rebert wrote: > > > > I like "Python in a Nutshell" as a reference book, although it's now > > slightly outdated given Python 3.0's release (the book is circa 2.5). > > > > Cheers, > > Chris "Python in a Nutshell" -- Absolutely!

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-15 Thread Mike Driscoll
On May 11, 4:45 pm, Chris Rebert wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Sam Tregar wrote: > > Greetings.  I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books to > > read.  I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I found > > Programming Python a little dry the last

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-15 Thread Jeff McNeil
On May 11, 5:45 pm, Chris Rebert wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Sam Tregar wrote: > > Greetings.  I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books to > > read.  I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I found > > Programming Python a little dry the last

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-15 Thread Sam Tregar
Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I've got a copy of Core Python 2nd Edition on the way. -sam -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-15 Thread Evan Kroske
Sam Tregar wrote: Greetings. I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books to read. I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I found Programming Python a little dry the last time I looked at it, but I'm more motivated now so I might return to it. What's your

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-12 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Sam Tregar wrote: > Greetings. I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books > to read. I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I > found Programming Python a little dry the last time I looked at it, but I'm > more motivated n

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-11 Thread Shawn Milochik
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:52 PM, wrote: > Sam, > > In no specific order (I brought them all): > > Wesley Chun's "Core Python Programming" > David Mertz's "Text Processing in Python" (older, but excellent) > Mark Lutz's "Learning Python" > > All highly recommended. > > Best of luck on your Python

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-11 Thread python
Sam, In no specific order (I brought them all): Wesley Chun's "Core Python Programming" David Mertz's "Text Processing in Python" (older, but excellent) Mark Lutz's "Learning Python" All highly recommended. Best of luck on your Python journey! Regards, Malcolm -- http://mail.python.org/mailma

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-11 Thread Chris Rebert
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Sam Tregar wrote: > Greetings.  I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books to > read.  I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I found > Programming Python a little dry the last time I looked at it, but I'm more > motivated no

Re: Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-11 Thread Shawn Milochik
It depends on what you want to do. If you still want to beef up on general knowledge, maybe skim through "The Python Cookbook" or something reference-like. If you feel ready to start doing something with Python, look into one of the recent titles that applies Python for a specific purpose. Example

Your Favorite Python Book

2009-05-11 Thread Sam Tregar
Greetings. I'm working on learning Python and I'm looking for good books to read. I'm almost done with Dive into Python and I liked it a lot. I found Programming Python a little dry the last time I looked at it, but I'm more motivated now so I might return to it. What's your favorite? Why? -sa