Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-12 Thread Neo
I have learned java for half a year and now I want to learn Python, should I learn python 3k or the traditional version? On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:19 AM, kj no.em...@please.post wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-12 Thread Steve Holden
Neo wrote: I have learned java for half a year and now I want to learn Python, should I learn python 3k or the traditional version? That depends on whether you need to use specific libraries that haven't yet been ported to Python 3. If so then start with Python 2. If not, start with 3 - the

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-12 Thread Gabriel Rossetti
kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced programming issues? ~K Effective Java is a

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-12 Thread John Bokma
Gabriel Rossetti gabriel.rosse...@arimaz.com writes: kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-11 Thread James Harris
On 10 Mar, 15:19, kj no.em...@please.post wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python.  I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced programming

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-11 Thread Stefan Behnel
James Harris, 11.03.2010 09:30: On 10 Mar, 15:19, kjno.em...@please.post wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-11 Thread Steve Howell
On Mar 11, 7:05 am, kj no.em...@please.post wrote: In mailman.561.1268239578.23598.python-l...@python.org Chris Withers ch...@simplistix.co.uk writes: kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java oxymoronic, no? Sorry, couldn't resist ;-) I hear

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-11 Thread Kevin Walzer
On 3/10/10 10:19 AM, kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced programming issues? ~K I

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-11 Thread mk
kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced programming issues? I'm surprised nobody

Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-10 Thread kj
Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python. I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced programming issues? ~K --

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-10 Thread Simon Brunning
On 10 March 2010 15:19, kj no.em...@please.post wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java for Python.  I.e. a book that assumes that readers are experienced programmers that already know the basics of the language, and want to focus on more advanced

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-10 Thread Chris Withers
kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java oxymoronic, no? Sorry, couldn't resist ;-) Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Batch Processing Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk --

Re: Anything like Effective Java for Python?

2010-03-10 Thread Stefan Behnel
Chris Withers, 10.03.2010 17:46: kj wrote: Subject line pretty much says it all: is there a book like Effective Java oxymoronic, no? Sorry, couldn't resist ;-) Nothing to excuse for. I thought exactly the same thing. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list