Richard Querin wrote: > On 8/2/07, scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I was thinking about finding a copy of that book, so maybe starting >> WxPython would be easier then and not worry about Tkinter. Is "WxPython >> in Action" a very good book? >> >> > > I'm no programmer by trade, but dabble in Python/wxPython for fun and > bought the book several months ago. I've found it to be very good. > There are a lot of good online tutorials as well, but I was never sure > if they were up to date with the later versions of the framework - so > the book was blessing to me. I found the book to be very useful and > clearly written. It's no reference manual (the online docs serve that > purpose) but I think it really helped me get a good foundation in how > to program with wxPython.
Switching gears from linear to event driven programming is a pretty significant paradigm shift. Will this book help him get his head around that? > IMO a good book is still more useful and > efficient than online articles or tutorials for a newbie (like me) > most of the time. It's nice to be able to thumb through and study some > concept without flipping back and forth to some web page. > > I own a lot of computer books, and I've found Learning Python (an > O'Reilly Book) and wxPython in Action to be my two most useful ones. > > > RQ > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
