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Best book on Python?

Alex Martelli aleax at aleax.it
Thu Sep 20 03:52:34 EDT 2001 
"Paul Winkler" <slinkp23 at yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 02:06:30 GMT, Joseph C. Kopec <kopecjc at att.net> wrote:
> >I found PP2E to be an excellent resource -- well written and
> >comprehensive.  I like it so much I have been lugging it on my commute
> >for the past month despite its mass.  If you have used Python at all on
> >a daily basis, you should have sufficient background (if not, Learning
> >Python by the same author -- Mark Lutz -- is an excellent beginner text).
>
> I started with Learning Python and highly recommend it. It's not by
> any means comprehensive, but I found that once you finish part I
> (which introduces all the key parts of the language in a clear,
> straightforward way), you've got a good solid foundation. Part II

It's not WIDE in its coverage, but it's DEEP for what it does
cover -- personally, I like that.  For a more shallow but broader
coverage, also well written, readable, and appropriate for a
beginner/intermediate reader, "Quick Python Book" isn't bad either.


Alex
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