On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Andre Roberge wrote: > I own about 10 Python books including Learning Python, Programming > Python and Python in a Nutshell. Of these three, Python in a Nutshell > is the one I find the most useful. The Python Cookbook (2nd ed) is my > other favourite. Your mileage may vary...
I love the Cookbook, but it's not a reference and it does not do a very good job if you try to force it into that role. As I read through it, I see recipes that use some feature -- usually a library call -- I don't know, and I can't find out what the thing does from the context. I have to go look it up in another book, like the Nutshell. That's not a bad thing. If the Cookbook explained every little part of every recipe, it would be way too long, and the editors would have had to cut out half the recipes to make it a reaonsble size. My only point is that, great as it is, it's not a reference book, and shouldn't be expected to be one. Man, I probably have about 10 Python books, too (including both editions of the Cookbook), and I only program for fun. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
