the one python book

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Michael Tobis <mtobis at gmail.com> writes:

> On Aug 4, 9:32 am, Neil Cerutti <horp... at yahoo.com> wrot
>
>> With Python, you won't find anything like that. Python is too
>> huge.
>
> That's silly. Python is small in the sense that C is small. The Python
> standard library is probably much bigger than the C standard library,
> but Kernghan and Richie don't cover it.

>
> K&R is a unique book. I have never seen anything comparable for any

That's very true.

> language. The closest Python equivalent is the official docs:
>
> http://docs.python.org/
>
> I think the core Python bookshelf is:
>
> Learning Python (Lutxz & Ascher) and/or
> Dive Into Python (Pilgrim) for tutorial

I can recommend (for a big fat reference at a good price) "Programming
Python" by Mark Lutz from O'Reilly.
>
> Python in a Nutshell (Martelli) AND
> Python Essential Reference (Beazley) for reference
>
> The latter two books are not perfect (both indexes are infuriating)
> but I usually find that I can find what I am looking for in one or the
> other.
>
> Like most people I eventually plan to read Moby Dick, War and Peace,
> and Lutz's Programming Python. Maybe when I retire.

Aha. You heard of it :-;

>
> mt
>

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