[TriLUG] Books for learning Python

Chris Knowles cknowles2112 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 7 13:12:21 EDT 2009


I tried DiveIntoPython, but found that it glossed over too many things for
me to really get my head around the coolness of Python.  I found that _Core
Python Programming_ by Wesley Chun was deep enough that with the added help
of the python.org documentation I stood a much better chance of getting my
head around python.

CJK

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Stephanie Watson
<stef at foresightlinux.org>wrote:

> On the contrary, DiveIntoPython.org is geared toward those already familiar
> with programming, but need an introduction to concepts they may not be
> familiar with.  I would certainly never give it to someone who did not have
> some programming background already.
>
> As a C++ programmer, I skipped the portions explaining object oriented
> languages, but concentrated on the sections covering the concepts of a
> loosely-typed language.  It was certainly better than grabbing a pocket
> reference and not having that understanding of loosely-typed variables.
>
> If you are a programmer, and you are not comfortable with either
> object-oriented programming or loosely-typed languages, definitely
> reference
> DiveIntoPython.org for help when getting started with Python.
>
> -Stef
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <trilug-request at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:36:31 -0400
> > From: Brian <spiffytech at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Books for learning Python
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
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> >
> > The online tutorial Dive Into Python is the most frequently-recommended
> way
> > to learn Python, though it's geared a bit more towards people who don't
> > know
> > how to program yet. If you're already a skilled programmer, a Python
> pocket
> > reference, and perhaps Core Python, would be a good way to go.
> >
> > -Brian
> >
>
>
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