Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:50 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what are the top python books? Message-ID: <20120126070050.GB29467@slackbox.erewhon.net> In-Reply-To: <20120126033936.GA25755@thought.org> References: <20120126033936.GA25755@thought.org>
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--rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 07:39:40PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: >=20 > guys, >=20 > sorry if this is a re-request and a bit OT, buuuuut, it's seriously > time i got myself in gear and bought or borrowed a book or CD // DVD > that teaches python. i honestly do prefer ink+paper, but with one > hand MIA, i need paperweights! so if there are books that can be > popped into the cd/dvd drawer, that would be better. =20 >=20 > i tried to follow some seriously complex python that might not have > worked on BSD. I want something that's good enough to clue me in =20 > on how to do that. =20 "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz is pretty complete and in-depth introduction. But at 1100-odd pages it is quite a hefty tome, though. The followup book "Programming Python" by the same author covers various aspects like network programming, GUI programming et cetera. The online documentation is excellent _for the standard library_ and the _tutorial_.=20 Also online you can find "Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist", which is a nice introduction Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk8g+iIACgkQEnfvsMMhpyU1EQCfU/T0QZ1KpLbMtCF4stLCjrHg FYIAn0hjKGgSaNOa8cRMTByXOXbZrZXO =wN3/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --rS8CxjVDS/+yyDmU--
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