On 10/11/12 01:18, Ed Owens wrote:
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> Dawson, which is too plodding. Can you experts recommend a Python
library? I would like to have:
A command reference for the basic library.
O'Reilly's Nutshell book or the Pocket Reference or Beasleys "Essential
Reference". But mostly I just use the built in help() system...
A comprehensive "How to" course for the basic library.
There is a best practice Python 'Recipes' book, but there is a much
bigger resource on ActiveState's site.
Graphics in Python
Depends on the tookit. For GUIs there are books on Tkinter, wxPython,
PyQt and (I think) pyGTk. There are more general books on things like R
and GNU plot. Theres also pygame and things like OpenGL. It all depends
on what kind of graphics and your favoured toolkit. Too hard to
recommend anything specific.
Data Management in Python
I don't know of anything specific although a lot of the general
tutorials include a chapter on the Python DBI interface. But the biggest
thing here is learning SQL...
Using the internet with Python
Python Network Programming by Goerzen.
(maybe Real Time(ish) Python)
Don't know of anything here. The (ish) is the killer, you can't really
do too much hard real-time in Python...
A comprehensive "Learn Python" course that puts all this together
I would have recommended Python -How to Program by the Deitels but I
don't know if its been updated so is now quite old. If you can pick up a
cheap second hand copy its a good broad top level intro to all of the
topics above. Its the only one I've seen that covers everything in your
list except real-time. But it was very expensive.
That's my list :-)
Of course I cover most of it in my online tutorial too.
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Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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