Is it any good?

[Simon Foster]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:47:01 +0100, Tim Ronning <tim.ronning at start.no>
wrote:

>Hello list,
>
>I wonder if I could get some feedback from the list on a Python book I'm 
>about to order from the net. The book is called "Python How to Program" by 
>Deithel & Deithel. Issued on Prentice Hall 2002. I'm not an experienced 
>Python programmer and I'm looking for a comprehensive but also an 
>"understandable" book. I'm also open for suggestions.
>
>Best regards
>
>Tim Ronning

I have seen it, and I don't like it, in fact I'm not very keen on any
of the Deitel and Deitel books, so that's -1 from me.  I would
recommend "Learning Python" as a first book, but that's quite old now,
maybe someone has a more up-to-date recommendation.  If you are an
experienced programmer (but new to Python) then there's plenty of
material in "Python in a Nuthell".
--
Simon Foster
Somewhere in the West of England