Re: python book

2019-04-16 Thread John Doe
On 2019-04-16, Larry Martell wrote: > https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/bc2606/just_found_the_best_python_bookcover NOT FOUND -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

python book

2019-04-16 Thread Larry Martell
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/bc2606/just_found_the_best_python_bookcover/ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Lightweight Learn Python book

2018-09-10 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
wrote a small guide on python, feedbacks appreciated https://www.pythonmembers.club/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lightweight_learn_python_draft_1-1.pdf Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 6:21 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: > Note: I'm not affiliated with the book, probably won't pledge (only a > couple topics apply to me), but I am a KickStarter fan (having purchased > more games than was probably wise ;) . Heh, me too - though more other things than games. Betw

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 2:21:08 PM UTC-5, Ethan Furman wrote: > On 03/30/2016 11:41 AM, justin walters wrote: > > > That absolutely answers my questions. I'll keep an eye out for your book > > when it is realeased. It seems like it will cover some topics that could be > > useful in continu

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread Ethan Furman
On 03/30/2016 11:41 AM, justin walters wrote: That absolutely answers my questions. I'll keep an eye out for your book when it is realeased. It seems like it will cover some topics that could be useful in continuing my learning. KickStarter plug: If you want to pledge to buying the book now o

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread justin walters
On Mar 30, 2016 11:21 AM, "Mike Driscoll" wrote: > > Hi Justin, > > > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > > Can you go over a couple of the topics you are going to cover? > > > > Are you going to cover any of the most popular packages such as Django and > > scrapy? > > Sur

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread Mike Driscoll
Hi Justin, > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Can you go over a couple of the topics you are going to cover? > > Are you going to cover any of the most popular packages such as Django and > scrapy? Sure! I'm planning on covering several of the more popular intermediate

Re: ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread justin walters
On Mar 30, 2016 8:41 AM, "Mike Driscoll" wrote: > > Hi, > > I just wanted to let you know that I am hard at work on my second book, which is entitled Python 201 which will come out this Fall 2016. I currently have a Kickstarter going where you can pre-order the book: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr

ANN: Python 201 - Intermediate Python book

2016-03-30 Thread Mike Driscoll
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I am hard at work on my second book, which is entitled Python 201 which will come out this Fall 2016. I currently have a Kickstarter going where you can pre-order the book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/34257246/python-201-intermediate-python I act

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-15 Thread Larry Hudson via Python-list
On 02/15/2016 07:06 AM, Joel Goldstick wrote: [snip a lot...] Learn Python the Hard Way is pretty good some people say. Its online. Also Diving into Python is online written by the now offline Mark Pilgrim. I have a couple of "Hard Way" books and personally, I don't like his style of teachin

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-15 Thread Geoff Munn
On Monday, 15 February 2016 15:07:03 UTC, Joel Goldstick wrote: > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Geoff Munn wrote: > > > On Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:39:52 UTC, Geoff Munn wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Noob at the Python thing so here goes, > > > > > > I have copied a program to demonstrate

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-15 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Geoff Munn wrote: > On Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:39:52 UTC, Geoff Munn wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Noob at the Python thing so here goes, > > > > I have copied a program to demonstrate control structures in Python but > get a syntax error at line 31, isint = False.

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-15 Thread Geoff Munn
On Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:39:52 UTC, Geoff Munn wrote: > Hi, > > Noob at the Python thing so here goes, > > I have copied a program to demonstrate control structures in Python but get a > syntax error at line 31, isint = False. I'm using Python 2.7.6 and Linux Mint > based around ubuntu14

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-14 Thread Chris Angelico
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:39 AM, Geoff Munn wrote: > Hi, > > Noob at the Python thing so here goes, > > I have copied a program to demonstrate control structures in Python but get a > syntax error at line 31, isint = False. I'm using Python 2.7.6 and Linux Mint > based around ubuntu14.04.1. I h

Re: Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-14 Thread Peter Otten
Geoff Munn wrote: > Noob at the Python thing so here goes, > > I have copied a program to demonstrate control structures in Python but > get a syntax error at line 31, isint = False. Often the actual syntax error in your code is in one of the lines preceding the one that Python is complaining

Syntax error (The Python Book) Linux User and Developer Bookazine

2016-02-14 Thread Geoff Munn
Hi, Noob at the Python thing so here goes, I have copied a program to demonstrate control structures in Python but get a syntax error at line 31, isint = False. I'm using Python 2.7.6 and Linux Mint based around ubuntu14.04.1. I have pasted all the code below, #!/usr/bin/env python2 ''' We

New Intermediate Python Book

2015-08-14 Thread chuks155
Hi folks, I have just finished my first ebook titled Intermediate Python. It is targeted at users from other languages or that have just finished a python programming beginners tutorial. It is available at https://leanpub.com/intermediatepython. Content includes writings on python data model,

Re: Python Book In Persian Language (fwd)

2015-08-12 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
added there as well. > Laura > > > --- Forwarded Message > Date:Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:37:41 +0430 > To: python-list@python.org > From:"foo foor" <0x...@mihanmail.ir> > Subject: Python Book In Persian Language > > > Hello, I'm Javad

Re: Python Book In Persian Language (fwd)

2015-08-12 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:53:29 +0200, Laura Creighton writes: >Are only English language blogs eligible for planet python? >This showed up on Python list. I don't want to ask him if he wants to >get his blog added if we have a language policy that I am unaware of. > >Laura Oh rats, I d

Python Book In Persian Language (fwd)

2015-08-12 Thread Laura Creighton
-list@python.org From:"foo foor" <0x...@mihanmail.ir> Subject: Python Book In Persian Language Hello, I'm Javad Mokhtari Koushyar from Iran, Hamedan. four month ago I started teaching python 3.4.1 in Persian using a blog. first I thought people do not pay attention to it b

Python Book In Persian Language

2015-08-12 Thread foo foor
Hello, I'm Javad Mokhtari Koushyar from Iran, Hamedan. four month ago I started teaching python 3.4.1 in Persian using a blog. first I thought people do not pay attention to it but after a week I received very messages that makes me to continue and now I am happy that I made a book from my blog pos

Re: Good Python Book

2013-10-10 Thread David
On 9 October 2013 23:55, Schneider wrote: > > I'm looking for a good advanced python book. Most books I looked at up to > now are on beginners level. > I don't need a reference (that's online) or a book explaining how to use the > interpreter or how to use list comp

Re: Good Python Book

2013-10-10 Thread kristof leroux
Python in Practice - Mark Summerfield On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 2:55:17 PM UTC+2, Schneider wrote: > Hi List, > > > > I'm looking for a good advanced python book. Most books I looked at up > > to now are on beginners level. > > I don't need

Good Python Book

2013-10-09 Thread Schneider
Hi List, I'm looking for a good advanced python book. Most books I looked at up to now are on beginners level. I don't need a reference (that's online) or a book explaining how to use the interpreter or how to use list comprehensions on the one side and skipping topics

Re: Best Python book(s) for a pre-teen?

2013-08-01 Thread ishish
Am 01.08.2013 14:11, schrieb beliav...@aol.com: On Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:27:58 PM UTC-5, Mike Silva wrote: Hi all, My son is 11 and wants to try programming, partly because it's what I do for a living. Even though I don't (yet?) use or even know Python, through some unexplainable thou

Re: Best Python book(s) for a pre-teen?

2013-08-01 Thread beliavsky
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:27:58 PM UTC-5, Mike Silva wrote: > Hi all, > > My son is 11 and wants to try programming, partly because it's what I > do for a living. Even though I don't (yet?) use or even know Python, > through some unexplainable thought process I've decided it would be a > go

Re: Best Python book(s) for a pre-teen?

2013-07-27 Thread aliencat777
Hi, "Start Here: Python 3x Programming Made Fun and Easier" is a very easy to understand beginners book. It also covers a basic introduction to software design, version systems, game logic and design, and packaging your first programs. I wrote this book originally for my two sons when I was hom

New Python book, "Learn Python Quickly"

2013-03-16 Thread John Rowland
Hi All, You may be interested in my latest book "Learn Python Quickly". It's a Kindle book but is specifically designed to be used with any of the free-to-download Kindle Reading Apps. What's special about the book is its comprehensive glossary and the numerous in-text internal hyperlinks to to

"Writing Idiomatic Python" book now available

2013-01-31 Thread jknupp
Just wanted to let everyone know I've just released a book: Writing Idiomatic Python (http://www.jeffknupp.com/writing-idiomatic-python-ebook/). It's presented as a series of examples of Pythonic code broken down by topic (e.g. lists, strings, classes, arranging your code, etc.). There are separ

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread Jim Wilson
On 05/23/2012 07:45 PM, hsa...@gmail.com wrote: > I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up on > the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it well > but does not have to explain what an if..then..else statement is? > > Thanks. My opinion:

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread Javier Novoa C.
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 08:34:24AM -0500, boB Stepp wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Javier Novoa C. > wrote: > > On 2012-05-24, alister wrote: > >> On Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:05 -0700, hsaziz wrote: > >> > >>> I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up > >>>

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread boB Stepp
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Javier Novoa C. wrote: > On 2012-05-24, alister wrote: >> On Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:05 -0700, hsaziz wrote: >> >>> I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up >>> on the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread Javier Novoa C.
On 2012-05-24, alister wrote: > On Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:05 -0700, hsaziz wrote: > >> I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up >> on the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it >> well but does not have to explain what an if..then..else st

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread alister
On Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:05 -0700, hsaziz wrote: > I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up > on the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it > well but does not have to explain what an if..then..else statement is? > > Thanks. Dive into p

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread William R. Wing (Bill Wing)
On May 23, 2012, at 7:45 PM, hsa...@gmail.com wrote: > I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up on > the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it well > but does not have to explain what an if..then..else statement is? > > Thanks. > -- >

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread Ulrich Eckhardt
Am 24.05.2012 01:45, schrieb hsa...@gmail.com: > I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush > up on the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that > covers it well but does not have to explain what an if..then..else > statement is? First thing to check first

Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-23 Thread Michael Poeltl
hi, take 'Pro Python' (by Marty Alchin) regards Michael * hsa...@gmail.com [2012-05-24 07:54]: > I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up on > the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it well > but does not have to explain what an if..

Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-23 Thread hsaziz
I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up on the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it well but does not have to explain what an if..then..else statement is? Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Colton Myers
> Oooops! Sent my previous e-mail too soon! Didn't mean to. > > Another try. > > Hello, > > I'm trying to brush up on my Python and would like to learn how to > make web-apps. I was hoping to get a good book on learning how to > make web-applications using Python (as opposed to something like PH

Re: Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Ethan Furman
Chris Rebert wrote: On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:30:24 -0700, Chris Rebert declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Yves S. Garret ** wrote: make web-applications using Python (as oppose

Re: Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Chris Rebert
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:30:24 -0700, Chris Rebert > declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: > >> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Yves S. Garret >> wrote: >         >> > make web-applications using Python (as opposed to so

Re: Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Chris Rebert
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Yves S. Garret wrote: > Oooops!  Sent my previous e-mail too soon!  Didn't mean to. > > Another try. > > Hello, > >   I'm trying to brush up on my Python and would like to learn how to > make web-apps.  I was hoping to get a good book on learning how to > make web-

Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Yves S. Garret
Oooops! Sent my previous e-mail too soon! Didn't mean to. Another try. Hello, I'm trying to brush up on my Python and would like to learn how to make web-apps. I was hoping to get a good book on learning how to make web-applications using Python (as opposed to something like PHP) without a

Good web-development Python book

2012-03-23 Thread Yves S. Garret
Hello, I'm trying to brush up on my Python and would like to -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Python book reviews

2012-02-02 Thread Blockheads Oi Oi
There are several at www.accu.org and select (strangely enough :) book reviews for anyone who may be interested. -- Cheers. Mark Lawrence. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Write Python Book - Packt Publishing.

2010-10-13 Thread Sudheer Satyanarayana
We are planning to publish a new book on improving the performance of Python applications and are currently looking out for potential authors to write it. You do not need to have any past writing experience. All that we need from our authors is a good knowledge of their subject, a passion to

Re: Write Python Book - Packt Publishing.

2010-10-13 Thread Sudheer Satyanarayana
Hello, Apologies for spamming the list. I didn't realize the publisher sent the email to the list. I thought it was a private email and replied to it instantly. -- With warm regards, Sudheer. S Personal home page - http://sudheer.net | Tech Chorus - http://techchorus.net Web and IT service

Write Python Book - Packt Publishing.

2010-10-13 Thread Kshipra Singh
Hi All, I represent Packt Publishing, the publishers of computer related books. We are planning to publish a new book on improving the performance of Python applications and are currently looking out for potential authors to write it. You do not need to have any past writing experience. All t

Re: Advanced Python Programming Oxford Lectures [was: Re: *Advanced* Python book?]

2010-03-26 Thread Lacrima
On Mar 26, 10:22 am, Michele Simionato wrote: > On Mar 25, 2:24 pm, Michele Simionato > wrote: > > > On Mar 25, 1:28 pm, Ethan Furman wrote: > > > > Michele, > > > > Was wondering if you'd had a chance to re-post your lectures -- just did > > > a search for them and came up empty, and I would lo

Re: Advanced Python Programming Oxford Lectures [was: Re: *Advanced* Python book?]

2010-03-26 Thread Michele Simionato
On Mar 25, 2:24 pm, Michele Simionato wrote: > On Mar 25, 1:28 pm, Ethan Furman wrote: > > > > > Michele, > > > Was wondering if you'd had a chance to re-post your lectures -- just did > > a search for them and came up empty, and I would love to read them! > > > Many thanks in advance! > > Oops,

Re: Advanced Python Programming Oxford Lectures [was: Re: *Advanced* Python book?]

2010-03-25 Thread Michele Simionato
On Mar 25, 1:28 pm, Ethan Furman wrote: > > Michele, > > Was wondering if you'd had a chance to re-post your lectures -- just did > a search for them and came up empty, and I would love to read them! > > Many thanks in advance! Oops, I forgot! I will try to make them available soon. -- http://ma

Advanced Python Programming Oxford Lectures [was: Re: *Advanced* Python book?]

2010-03-25 Thread Ethan Furman
Michele Simionato wrote: On Jan 16, 9:27 pm, mk wrote: Hello everyone, I looked for it I swear, but just can't find it. Most Python books seem to focus on examples of how to call functions from standard library. I don't need that, I have online Python documentation for that. I mean really a

Python book similar to Enterprise Recipes with Ruby and Rails

2009-10-07 Thread hrishy
Hi Is there a python book that resemble this http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Recipes-Ruby-Rails-Schmidt/dp/1934356239/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254914183&sr=8-1-spell Also is there a active record version or port of Python ? regards -- http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: Python book

2009-10-01 Thread Banibrata Dutta
Asking about 'Python' book recommendation is something that always leads to a near religious recommendation set. I have my favourites too, but would recommend original poster to check the no. of reviews on Amazon, B&N etc., after collecting recommendations from this list, before fin

Re: Python book

2009-10-01 Thread Greg
On Sep 30, 6:58 am, "lallous" wrote: > Hello > > Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner > level? > > (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) > > Regards, > Elias Elias, Try "Core Python Programming", 2nd Editi

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread Ralf Schoenian
lallous wrote: Hello Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner level? (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) Regards, Elias Hi Elias, welcome to Python. I have learned Python with the official tutorial and with the outstanding book: Beginning Python, From

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread wesley chun
>>On Sep 30, 4:58 am, "lallous" wrote: >> >> Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner level? >> (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) > > From: James Matthews > Date: Wed Sep 30 18:47:58 CEST 2009 > > I like core py

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread geremy condra
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 7:58 AM, lallous wrote: > Hello > > Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner > level? > > (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) > > Regards, > Elias dive into python and, for me, foundations of python ne

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread James Matthews
third-party library. It is much more complete than for instance > "Dive into python", but maybe somewhat more difficult. > > - Patrick > > > lallous wrote: > >> Hello >> >> Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner &

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread Patrick Sabin
fficult. - Patrick lallous wrote: Hello Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner level? (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) Regards, Elias -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread Krishnakant
On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 17:38 +0530, Parikshat Dubey wrote: > "Learning Python" and "Python in a nutshell" from O'Reilly > > Regards > Parikshat Dubey > How to think like a computer scientist in python is a good book to go from beginner to intermediate level. another good book is dive into python

Re: Python book

2009-09-30 Thread Parikshat Dubey
"Learning Python" and "Python in a nutshell" from O'Reilly Regards Parikshat Dubey On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:28 PM, lallous wrote: > Hello > > Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner > level? > > (I started with L

Python book

2009-09-30 Thread lallous
Hello Can anyone suggest a good book Python book for advancing from beginner level? (I started with Learning Python 3rd ed) Regards, Elias -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

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
ent. I don't have a recommendation; that's the only Python book I own. -- Evan Kroske Welcome2Obscurity.Blogspot.com <http://welcome2obscurity.blogspot.com> Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. — some French guy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

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

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-17 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:10:37 -0700 (PDT), Saurabh wrote: > Hi all, > I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. > But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a > hinderance. > I read Eric Raymonds article reagrding python,(http:// > www.linuxjournal.com/ar

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-17 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Saurabh wrote: > For introduction I am thinking about 'Learning Python' and for > reference I am thinking about 'Python Bible'. > > I need your suggestions on this. > > Thanks in advance > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > Here's another

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-14 Thread Sridhar Ratnakumar
On 3/13/2009 10:29 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: Saurabh writes: > Hi all, > I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. > But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a > hinderance. I would say read the online tutorial, then "Python in a Nutshell". That

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-14 Thread Saurabh
On Mar 14, 12:04 pm, Chris Rebert wrote: > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: > > Saurabh writes: > >> Hi all, > >> I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. > >> But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a > >> hinderance. > > > I wo

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-14 Thread Chris Rebert
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: > Saurabh writes: >> Hi all, >> I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. >> But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a >> hinderance. > > I would say read the online tutorial, then "Python in a Nuts

Re: python book for a C programmer

2009-03-13 Thread Paul Rubin
Saurabh writes: > Hi all, > I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. > But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a > hinderance. I would say read the online tutorial, then "Python in a Nutshell". -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

python book for a C programmer

2009-03-13 Thread Saurabh
Hi all, I am an experienced C programmer, I have done some perl code as well. But while thinking about large programs,I find perl syntax a hinderance. I read Eric Raymonds article reagrding python,(http:// www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882). And it kind of convinced me to learn Python,I have searc

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-19 Thread Banibrata Dutta
2009/1/17 Michele Simionato : > "Expert Python Programming" by Tarek Ziadé is quite good and I wrote > a review for it: > > http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240415 Excellent review. -- regards, Banibrata http://www.linkedin.com/in/bdutta -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinf

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-19 Thread Jeff McNeil
On Jan 18, 6:35 pm, Simon Brunning wrote: > 2009/1/17 Michele Simionato : > > > "Expert Python Programming" by Tarek Ziadé is quite good and I wrote > > a review for it: > > >http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240415 > > +1 for this. I'm 3/4 of the way through it, it's pretty good.

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-18 Thread Simon Brunning
2009/1/17 Michele Simionato : > "Expert Python Programming" by Tarek Ziadé is quite good and I wrote > a review for it: > > http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240415 +1 for this. I'm 3/4 of the way through it, it's pretty good. Covers many on the important areas that the more introd

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-17 Thread Luis M . González
On Jan 16, 5:27 pm, mk wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I looked for it I swear, but just can't find it. > > Most Python books seem to focus on examples of how to call functions > from standard library. I don't need that, I have online Python > documentation for that. > > I mean really advanced mental

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread Michele Simionato
On Jan 16, 9:27 pm, mk wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I looked for it I swear, but just can't find it. > > Most Python books seem to focus on examples of how to call functions > from standard library. I don't need that, I have online Python > documentation for that. > > I mean really advanced mental

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread Scott David Daniels
Paul Rubin wrote: mk writes: Anybody found such holy grail? The favorite ones around here are "Python Cookbook" and "Python in a Nutshell", both by Alex Martelli, who used to be a newsgroup regular and still stops by from time to time. To the OP: Do yourself a favor and go to a bookst

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread andrew cooke
not direct answers, but reading through the recipes can be interesting - http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/ also, reading any good computing book and then wondering how you can do that in python can help shed a new light on things. andrew -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/lis

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread Paul Rubin
mk writes: > I mean really advanced mental gymnastics, like gory details of how > Python objects operate, how to exploit its dynamic capabilities, dos > and donts with particular Python objects, advanced tricks, everything > from chained decorators to metaprogramming. Dive Into Python comes > clos

Re: *Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread Jean-Claude Arbaut
mk wrote: Hello everyone, I looked for it I swear, but just can't find it. Most Python books seem to focus on examples of how to call functions from standard library. I don't need that, I have online Python documentation for that. IMHO, you don't need an advanced *pytho

*Advanced* Python book?

2009-01-16 Thread mk
Hello everyone, I looked for it I swear, but just can't find it. Most Python books seem to focus on examples of how to call functions from standard library. I don't need that, I have online Python documentation for that. I mean really advanced mental gymnastics, like gory details of how Pyt

Re: python book for non technical absolute beginner

2008-12-07 Thread Tom Morris
On 2008-12-06, News123 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my 'non technical' friends complained about knowing nothing at > all about programming (though using computers regularly for mails / web > browsing / googling and downloading / cropping photos ) > > He wants to play a little with programmin

Re: python book for non technical absolute beginner

2008-12-07 Thread David
I like this one: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/ -- Powered by Gentoo GNU/LINUX http://www.linuxcrazy.com pgp.mit.edu -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: python book for non technical absolute beginner

2008-12-07 Thread André
On Dec 6, 9:21 am, News123 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > One of my 'non technical' friends complained about knowing nothing at > all about programming (though using computers regularly for mails / web > browsing / googling and downloading / cropping photos ) > > He wants to play a little wit

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