+1 for The Python Cookbook. On Jul 18, 2013, at 10:53, David Glick <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/18/13 10:41 AM, Cris Ewing wrote: >> On Jul 18, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Philipp K. Janert wrote: >> >>> I followed the ongoing discussion regarding onsite >>> training with great interest, and agree with many of >>> the comments made. >>> >>> But it brings up another point that I have been >>> wondering about: the need for a collection of >>> "advanced Python idioms". >>> >>> There is a great deal of information available for >>> relative beginners, but much less for intermediate- >>> to-advanced Python programmers (at least, as >>> far as I am aware). >>> >>> At the same time, one recurring concern among >>> experienced Python programmers is that people's >>> code is not Pythonic enough. >>> >>> In particular in the last 4-6 years, the Perl community >>> (for instance) has brought forth about half a dozen >>> books on advanced idioms, many of them quite good. >>> Similarly for the Java language. Is there anything >>> comparable for Python? > I've heard good things about David Beazley's Python Cookbook. > > If you've got a Seattle Public Library card you can access it for free via > Safari Books Online: > https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=http://proquestcombo.safaribooksonline.com/?uicode=spl
