Esmail <ebo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > prueba...@latinmail.com wrote: > > It isn't a introduction to the Python language like "Learning Python", > > it doesn't work as reference like "Python in a Nutshell", it doesn't > > contain short idiomatic code like "Python Cookbook". What you are left > > with is different application domains and how to apply Python to them. > > The book is excellent if you want to do Network, GUI, Databases, etc. > > but poor if you want to learn about Python the core language. The > > title of the book should be changed from "Programming Python" to > > "Applied Python" > > I appreciate you taking the time to post. I agree with what you say. > I guess what appeals to me is the nearly encyclopedic nature of the > book .. and I am curious about scripting with python, so it seems to > have some good material on it (though I think there are newer modules > now available for this). > > It's good to hear what others think about this book, and others > too.
I read Programming Python as an experienced programmer and like you I enjoyed the encyclopedic nature of it. So if it appeals to you I'd say go for it! The fact that it doesn't use the latest version of python isn't a problem - python doesn't change very quickly and emphasises backwards compatibility, even for the jump to 3.x. -- Nick Craig-Wood <n...@craig-wood.com> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
