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:

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

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 Driscoll

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 other

book recommendation for Python newbie?

2008-10-09 Thread Joe Strout
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 him make the

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, and