Book Recommendation

[Michael Geary]

> Michael Geary wrote:
> > Have you gone through the tutorial at www.python.org?
> >
> > http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.2/tut/tut.html
> >
> > When I started learning Python, I made the mistake of skipping the
tutorial,
> > figuring that I didn't want an introduction to programming (having been
> > programming for over 30 years). I didn't realize that this tutorial was
also
> > very good for programmers with experience in other languages.

Gerrit Holl wrote:
> Actually, the reverse is true for me. I started with the online tutorial
in
> 1999, but it was to difficult for me. For true starters, the learning
curve
> of the online tutorial is quite steep, especially if you don't have a lot
> of general background knowledge about things like mathematics and abstract
> thinking (I was 13 or 14). So I borrowed Learning Python (well, borrowed,
> it's still here ;) and read it carefully, but getting OO under the nails
> only happened quite recently: now, I can't imagine programming without it.

Right, I would recommend the online tutorial (along with the books I
mentioned) for programmers with experience in other languages. _Learning
Python_ is a much better bet for someone starting out in programming.

-Mike