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Pick the format you want. HTH. B. On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Roland Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 07:39:40PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: >> >> guys, >> >> sorry if this is a re-request and a bit OT, buuuuut, it's seriously >> time i got myself in gear and bought or borrowed a book or CD // DVD >> that teaches python. i honestly do prefer ink+paper, but with one >> hand MIA, i need paperweights! so if there are books that can be >> popped into the cd/dvd drawer, that would be better. >> >> i tried to follow some seriously complex python that might not have >> worked on BSD. I want something that's good enough to clue me in >> on how to do that. > > "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz is pretty complete and in-depth > introduction. But at 1100-odd pages it is quite a hefty tome, though. The > followup book "Programming Python" by the same author covers various aspects > like network programming, GUI programming et cetera. > > The online documentation is excellent _for the standard library_ and the > _tutorial_. > > Also online you can find "Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer > Scientist", which is a nice introduction > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
