From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 01:19:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F320C106564A for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:19:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE9978FC18 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:19:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 20D66E80746; Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:19:27 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:19:27 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Roland Smith Message-ID: <20120127011927.GD32257@thought.org> References: <20120126033936.GA25755@thought.org> <20120126070050.GB29467@slackbox.erewhon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120126070050.GB29467@slackbox.erewhon.net> Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. Of_Interest: With 25 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: what are the top python books? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:19:29 -0000 On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 08:00:50AM +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:50 +0100 > From: Roland Smith > Subject: Re: what are the top python books? > To: Gary Kline > Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 07:39:40PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > guys, > > > > 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. > > > > 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 > > on how to do that. > > "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_. > > Also online you can find "Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer > Scientist", which is a nice introduction > intro is about my speed right now. there was a series on youtube but the guy never got out of the python frame... . at least i learned some basics. i just checked the user-side key click. i did NOT write this; its author is one scott kirkwood [q.v., if you want]. there are still one or two bugs. if/when i can get the sound line plugged into my speakers, i'll port scott's work for the berkeley distros. AFAICT, he didn't stick any linuxisms in there. cheers, gary > Roland > -- > 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) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community.