[Tutor] nutshell review

Andre Roberge andre.roberge at gmail.com
Fri Feb 10 03:22:15 CET 2006


On 2/9/06, nephish <nephish at xit.net> wrote:
> lo there,
> i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python
> in a nutshell'. All the reviews i have read for it are very good. But it
> only covers up to python 2.2. i use 2.3 at work, and tinker with 2.4 at
> home. As good a reference as it is, is it too dated to be that good
> still ? i have 'Learning Python' and 'Programming Python'. Learning is
> awesome for me, Programming is a bit over my head.
>         any suggestions?
>
I own about 10 Python books including Learning Python, Programming
Python and Python in a Nutshell.  Of these three, Python in a Nutshell
is the one I find the most useful.  The Python Cookbook (2nd ed) is my
other favourite.  Your mileage may vary...

André


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