books

[Thomas Mang]

Hello,

I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
Python now.

Which books would you recommend to buy?

I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

thanks for your responses,

Thomas

[Rene Pijlman]

Thomas Mang:

Which books would you recommend to buy?

I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmo...roductoryBooks

I've used the online Python tutorial
(http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html), Programming Python
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...e&s=books&st=*)
and Python in a Nutshell (http://safari.oreilly.com/0596001886) to get
started myself.

--
René Pijlman

[Michael Hudson]

Thomas Mang <a9******@unet. univie.ac.at> writes:

Hello,

I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
Python now.

Which books would you recommend to buy?
Well, maybe, none. Have you tried the online material?

http://www.python.org/topics/learn

and in particular

http://www.python.org/topics/learn/prog.html
I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

For the "complete guide", what I've seen of Python in a Nutshell is
pretty good. But I actually don't own any books on Python (well apart
from the one I tech reviewed).

Cheers,
mwh

--
For their next act, they'll no doubt be buying a firewall
running under NT, which makes about as much sense as
building a prison out of meringue. -- -:Tanuki:-
-- http://home.xnet.com/~raven/Sysadmin/ASR.Quotes.html

[Elaine Jackson]

I haven't read either of these myself, but I've heard good things. The titles
are "thinking in python" and "dive into python". Both are available on the net
in pdf form.

"Thomas Mang" <a9******@unet. univie.ac.at> wrote in message
news:3F******** *******@unet.un ivie.ac.at...
| Hello,
|
| I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
| Python now.
|
| Which books would you recommend to buy?
|
| I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
| complete guides.
|
|
|
| thanks for your responses,
|
| Thomas
|

[Terry Carroll]

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:40:08 GMT, Thomas Mang <a9******@unet. univie.ac.at>
wrote:

I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
Python now.

Which books would you recommend to buy?

I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

As an intro, I really liked O'Reilley's "Learning Python." As a
reference, I *really* like their "Python In A Nutshell."

I didn't care much at all for their "Programmin g Python," but lots of
people swear by it, so your milage may vary.

[Ruivaldo Neto]

You can learn very well it from the web .. its my opinion, but people say that
Learning python is the best.. and there is too the python bible

Em Sex 09 Jan 2004 00:55, Terry Carroll escreveu:

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:40:08 GMT, Thomas Mang <a9******@unet. univie.ac.at>

wrote:

I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
Python now.

Which books would you recommend to buy?

I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

As an intro, I really liked O'Reilley's "Learning Python." As a
reference, I *really* like their "Python In A Nutshell."

I didn't care much at all for their "Programmin g Python," but lots of
people swear by it, so your milage may vary.

--
RS: Ruivaldo Neto

[Christian Aastorp]

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:40:08 GMT, Thomas Mang
<a9******@unet. univie.ac.at> wrote:

Hello,

I have programmed mostly in C++ lately, and I want to start learning
Python now.

Which books would you recommend to buy?

I am both looking for an introduction into the language, as well as
complete guides.

To learn how to think in Python I think the Python Cookbook is very
valuable.