Ted Roche wrote: > On 3/17/07, Ricardo Aráoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ok, so I finally got around to peek at Python. Been looking at a couple >> of screenshots, Boa, Dabo, Zope. And will start reading Pilgrim's Dive >> into Python (unless somebody recommends some other book). > > "Dive Into Python" is a bit heady. I felt that Mark Pilgrim dives into > Python fast and deep. If you're looking for a little more breadth, > albeit in more pages, Mark Lutz's "Programming Python" [a] or Lutz & > Ascher's "Learning Python" [b] are pretty good. > > A couple more recommendations: hang out on the Python Tutor list [1] > for help, the leafe.com ProPython list for some folks who can speak > FoxPro and Python, find a local Python group [2] (we have > www.pysig.org in Manchester, NH), and take some time to read around > the python web site -- http://www.python.org/doc/ has lots of good > materials. > > Good luck, and don't hesitate to ask questions! > > [a] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python3/ > [b] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpython2/index.html > [1] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > [2] http://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups >
Thank you Ted. So far 'Dive into...' has been fast and fun reading, so far I'm only at 4.3(type, str, dir), but as soon as it gets thorny I'll get into Lutz's book (or as soon as I finish it). Got so enthused that I installed it at work, and also installed GxPython and downloaded Ed's Dabo (but wasn't able to install it, must read again the instructions, I'm certain I'm making some really foolish mistake but haven't been able to figure it). Anyway, thanks a lot and be sure I'll check the links you passed me. Cheers Ricardo _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
