Re: book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-11 Thread nage
I would have a look on Amazon at Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science (Paperback) -- nage nage's Profile: http://nettechguide.com/forums/member.php?u=268 View this thread: http://nettechguide.com/forums/

Re: book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-10 Thread Abah Joseph
Core Python Programming" written by Wesley J. Chun, second edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-226993-7, go for it. I`m only a PHP programmer and this book have helped me a lot from basic to advance level. though i`m still reading... On 10/10/08, slais-www <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike Drisc

Re: book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-10 Thread slais-www
Mike Driscoll wrote: A lot of people recommend Lutz's "Learning Python". While I haven't read it, I have read his follow-up "Programming Python" and it was I found Learning Python good for learning, and a useful reference sometimes, but it can seem very slow paced if you already know some oth

Re: book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-10 Thread Gabriel Rossetti
Joe Strout wrote: I'm trying to (gently) convince my business partner that we should be adding Python to our core toolset. He's never used it before, apart from poking around in the tutorial a bit at my urging. But he's got a birthday coming up, and I'd like to get him a book that will help h

Re: book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-09 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Oct 9, 3:00 pm, Joe Strout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to (gently) convince my business partner that we should be   > adding Python to our core toolset.  He's never used it before, apart   > from poking around in the tutorial a bit at my urging.  But he's got a   > birthday coming up