Update Oreilly books?

[Laura Lewin]

Hi,
I'm glad you like the new pocket reference (Python Pocket Reference,
2nd Edition).  It does fit well as an adjunct to Programming Python,
2nd Edition.  As I've noted earlier, I have heard a lot of feedback on
Programming Python, 2nd Edition requiring more language reference
material, and we will certainly take that into account for the third
edition (though we are not revising the book just yet--Lutz is working
on Learning Python, 2nd Edition at the moment with David Ascher).  In
the meantime, I hope the new edition of Python Pocket Reference fills
that gap (I'm hearing it does).
Look forward to more feedback like this.  I do take your comments very
seriously.
Laura
LLewin at oreilly.com

Kirill Miazine <km-list-python at miazine.net> wrote in message news:<mailman.1008759385.744.python-list at python.org>...
> * Bas van Gils <bas.vangils at home.nl> [20011219 08:43]:
> > > I agree... Programming Python is a massive treasure trove of topics.  It 
> > > just covers so much.  The Tkinter section is great and pretty extensive, 
> > > the networking and CGI areas are good as well.  Then there are the 
> > > sections on system scripting and so forth.  It is well rounded.  My only 
> > > complaint is the excessive code redundancy--they could have shaved 
> > > 100-200 pages off the thing by not reprinting an entire code example 
> > > when one or two lines change...
> > 
> > I am a believer as well :-) The first edition of PP was my intro in the
> > world of Python. I still think mr. Lutz dit an excellent job on that
> 
> Mine too, but I started with PP2.
> 
> > one. I recently purchased the second edition and am reading it back to
> > back. IMHO the book is written in a consistent manner, has lots of humor
> > <quite important :-)> in it and many insightfull examples.
> 
> Yes. But as I mentioned before, some people (including me) expected more
> of a reference book (like Programming Perl is). But examples are always
> great and Python Pocket Reference together with Programming Python make an
> unbeatable combination.
> 
> > However, I agree that some improvements should be made on the index. It
> > is sometimes hard to find what one needs. Thats why I also bought
> > "Python Pocket Reference"...
> 
> I got my Python Pocket Reference 2 Edition yesterday. It's a lot better
> than PPR1. Highly recommended.