[python-win32] Python Programmming on win32 - the book

Stephen George steve_geo at optusnet.com.au
Wed May 30 02:44:23 CEST 2007


Hi Mark,

For your info I contacted O'Reilly about the book after being told by a 
bookseller it appears "out of print"
Here is their response

> Hello,
>
> "Python Programming On Win32" is still "In Print".
> We have it on a "Print on demand" status.
> Every month or so we print enough to fill our backorders.
>
> So if you would like to get this book you would need to order it and you
> will receive it when it is printed.
> Several of our older books are now "Print on Demand" books.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tammie Jean
> O'Reilly Media Inc.
> Sebastopol, CA, USA
> 800-998-9938  US & Canada
> 707-829-0515  International




Mark Hammond wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was considering buying
>> Python Programming On Win32 which was written in 2000.
>>
>> I hate to buy out of date books.
>>
>> I'd like to ask if the contents of this book are still
>> relevant in 2007
>> and recent releases of Python.
>>     
>
> Yep - some things have changed, but the concepts are all still good.
>
>   
>> Will this book continue to be relevant for a number of years to come?
>>
>> Are there any plans for a 2nd Edition in the next 6 months or so?
>>     
>
> I'm afraid that I've been messing poor John around for many months now.  I'd
> like to think a new version would be on the shelves in 12 months time (but
> you could probably find me saying something similar 12 months ago...)
>
> Mark
>
>
>   



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