I'm curious to hear what TG'ers think is the best current text covering advanced topics in python programming. I already own ( and love ) Beginning Python by Hetland and an old edition of Core Python by Chun. Looking for something that will go into further details and cover new additions to the language. ( Beginning Python is very current, but covers pretty lightly. )
Thanks iain ( Naming Python after the Pythons, who are in turn named after snakes, seems really cute until you try searching for python books ... )
On 1/9/07, iain duncan <iaindun...@telus.net> wrote:
> I'm curious to hear what TG'ers think is the best current text covering > advanced topics in python programming. I already own ( and love ) > Beginning Python by Hetland and an old edition of Core Python by Chun. > Looking for something that will go into further details and cover new > additions to the language. ( Beginning Python is very current, but > covers pretty lightly. )
> Thanks > iain > ( Naming Python after the Pythons, who are in turn named after snakes, > seems really cute until you try searching for python books ... )
I am a big fan of code over books and given the readability of the language it works out well. I would suggest anything by Alex Martelli, http://www.aleax.it/python_mat_en.html also subscribing to python news feeds
> On 1/9/07, iain duncan <iaindun...@telus.net> wrote:
> > I'm curious to hear what TG'ers think is the best current text covering > > advanced topics in python programming. I already own ( and love ) > > Beginning Python by Hetland and an old edition of Core Python by Chun. > > Looking for something that will go into further details and cover new > > additions to the language. ( Beginning Python is very current, but > > covers pretty lightly. )
> > Thanks > > iain > > ( Naming Python after the Pythons, who are in turn named after snakes, > > seems really cute until you try searching for python books ... )
> I am a big fan of code over books and given the readability of the > language it works out well. > I would suggest anything by Alex Martelli, > http://www.aleax.it/python_mat_en.html also subscribing to python news > feeds
> On Tue, 2007-09-01 at 21:21 -0600, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote: > > On 1/9/07, iain duncan <iaindun...@telus.net> wrote:
> > > I'm curious to hear what TG'ers think is the best current text covering > > > advanced topics in python programming. I already own ( and love ) > > > Beginning Python by Hetland and an old edition of Core Python by Chun. > > > Looking for something that will go into further details and cover new > > > additions to the language. ( Beginning Python is very current, but > > > covers pretty lightly. )
> > > Thanks > > > iain > > > ( Naming Python after the Pythons, who are in turn named after snakes, > > > seems really cute until you try searching for python books ... )
> > I am a big fan of code over books and given the readability of the > > language it works out well. > > I would suggest anything by Alex Martelli, > > http://www.aleax.it/python_mat_en.html also subscribing to python news > > feeds
> > I can name a few more people if you want, Ian Bicking - > > http://blog.ianbicking.org/, etc. Another good place to go is the > > python mailing list.
> > Of course, that is just me ;-?
> Thanks for the links! I do read code too, and blogs. But I also have a > fondness for sipping coffee over dead trees without electronics > about. ;)
I'm all about the coffee and reading, but I tend to use my laptop or 770.
;) The python cookbook, text processing in python are decent books I have in my library.
I really like the Python Essential Reference by David M. Beazley. I find that once you get out of the "beginner" realm I really prefer references over tutorials anyway. Plus it covers some of the cool new features of 2.4. (I'm sure there'll be a new edition for 2.5, if there isn't already.)
