[PyAR2] Effective Python

[Derek Horton]

Yeah, I have the Cookbook and I like it for looking up quick
"recipes".  I got it when I first started looking at python (it was on
sale :) and at that point it didn't seem to explain things enough for
me (like "import foo" versus "from foo import Bar").  Maybe I need to
look over it again now that I know more about the language.

Thanks for the suggestions!

On Nov 17, 2007 10:18 AM, Chad Cooper <Chad_Cooper at swn.com> wrote:
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> The python cookbook rocks! I look through it occasionally on aspn too
> (http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook). I bought my cookbook
> used on amazon for $10 and it was brand new. Its chock full of great ideas,
> and on aspn its constantly evolving.
>
>  Chad
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>   -----Original Message-----
>  From:   Greg Lindstrom [mailto:gslindstrom at gmail.com]
>  Sent:   Saturday, November 17, 2007 08:30 AM Central Standard Time
>  To:     pyar2 at python.org
>  Subject:        [PyAR2] Effective Python
>
>  Derek-
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>  Here are some snippets from another thread asking about a book similar to
>  Effective C++ (June 2006).  I don't know if the links are still good, but
>  it's a start.  I'll keep looking.  Have you seen the Python Cookbook
>  (O'Reilly)?  It's full of all sorts of code snippets organized by subject
>  and I use it all of the time to learn new techniques.  David Goodger
>  (mentioned below) as a co-author of "Effective Python" is the chairman of
>  PyCon this year.  Since I'm working with him already, I;ll ask him the
>  status of the book.
>
>  --greg
>
>  Hi all,
>       I just finished reading Learning Python 3rd ed, and am doing my
>  first Python application, which   retrieves and process text and XML
>  documents from Web. Python helped me to write the application in a few
>  hours, I'm very happy with its productivity. But the performance is not
>  satisfactory. I decide to optimized it in Python before trying C/C++
>  extensions. But I don't know Python much and have no clu to tune my
>  program. Also, I don't know what Pythonist's preferred styles. Are
>  there any books/documents which play the similar role for Python as
>  'Effective C++' does for C++?
>
>      For example, one of my friends read my program and suggest me to
>  move the re.compile() out of a for-loop, since the regular pattern is
>  fixed, and re.compile() is slow. I want to find more such advice, where
>  can I find them?
>
>      Thank you.
>
>  Mike
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>  http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips
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>  Also, I suggest checking Psyco ( http://psyco.sourceforge.net/ ), which
>  can easily improve your program's speed with no change in your code.
>
>  Hope this helps...
>  Luis
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>  ====
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>  I think Aahz stated somewhere that he was workign on Effective Python.
>  I'm not sure if it's an ongoing plan or it's been canned though?
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>  ====
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>  You might want to give this site a look:
>  http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/
>  ====
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>  <red face>  That's my fault.  I'm technically still under contract to
>  write _Effective Python_, but it has proven much more difficult to write
>  than I expected.  (Not in the sense of difficulty finding material, but
>  in sitting down and *writing*.)  I actually brought in David Goodger as
>  co-author and we still haven't been able to make progress.  :-(
>
>  Right now, I'm finishing up _Python for Dummies_ (which is mostly being
>  written by Stef -- I provide the technical expertise and editing), and
>  after a suitable resting time, we'll see if we can get back on track
>  with _Effective Python_
>  --
>  Aahz (aahz at pythoncraft.com
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