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 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)
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