Re: [Python-authors] Introduction and a Question

2009-12-17 Thread Steve Holden
Marty Alchin wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm an author working with Apress on my second title, Pro Python. It > expands on the Python-level chapter I included in my first title, Pro > Django, which received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Basically, > I'm writing for people who are already familiar

Re: [Python-authors] Introduction and a Question

2009-12-17 Thread Doug Hellmann
On Dec 17, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Marty Alchin wrote: One of the main questions I find myself asking, though, is how much should I repeat from other works? I don't want to rewrite the wheel, but I'm having trouble drawing the line. For example, chapter 2 of Pro Django covered my Python features, foc

[Python-authors] Introduction and a Question

2009-12-17 Thread Marty Alchin
Hello all, I'm an author working with Apress on my second title, Pro Python. It expands on the Python-level chapter I included in my first title, Pro Django, which received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Basically, I'm writing for people who are already familiar with Python, but haven't looked