intro to python books
Cameron Laird
claird at lairds.com
Sun Dec 14 08:24:43 EST 2003
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.
>
>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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