[Tutor] Learning Python ...Books

[Joel Goldstick]

I like "Learning Python" (O'reilly)

Its thicker, but excellent.  There isn't really an equivalent to K & R.
But, you should go to python.org and read the docs.  They are very good

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Stephen Farthing <squirrox at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am going to learn both Python and Ruby so I can see what suits me best.
> My ultimate aim is to do some open source cross platform development for my
> ham radio and robotics hobbies. One of the key requirements is to be able to
> control hardware, via USB, using a GUI.
>
>  I am an old school programmer - PL/1, Cobol, RTL/2, Algol 60 and I
> currently use C to program microcontrollers. I like Jackson Structured
> Programming (the other Michael Jackson) and am not up to speed with Object
> Orientation.  I also learn stuff best from books.
>
> What I was wondering is if there is a Python equivalent to "The C
> Programming language" by Kernighan and Richie which is the best text on
> programming i have ever read.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve
>
> --
> It is vain to do with more that which can be done with less.
>
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Joel Goldstick
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