intro to python books

[Cameron Laird]

In article <brhmod$8hdu$1 at news3.infoave.net>,
Kamus of Kadizhar  <yan at NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>I'm looking for a good intro to python book.  I'm very familiar with 
>programming, but know nothing of OOP or systems (OS type) programming. 
>All of my programming experience is in number crunching and generic 
>graphics engines (read:  gobs and gobs of matrix manipulations and 
>super-efficient sorts), all of it in C.
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>I've written exactly one program in Python.
>
>So, I need something that covers the finer points of Python - difference 
>between ' and " for example - and the greater things beyond that, like 
>implicit lists and classes.
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I applaud you for the care with which you've described
your situation and requirements.  There are several
worthwhile Python books that I think you'll like, some
of them on-line.  It's quite likely your question will
attract follow-ups that mention a half-dozen of these.
The first ones that come to my mind are <URL:
http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/index.htm >, 
<URL: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/ >
<URL: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/PythonBooks >
http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm >,
and <URL: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7822/ur0303j/ >.
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