The Liberty Software Python Bookshelf
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I am currently interested in learning and using the object-oriented scripting language Python. For this we turn to O'Reilly books.
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Learning Python,
by Mark Lutz, David Ascher, Frank Willison (Editor) O'Reilly and Associates 366 pages This book is really a pretty basic introduction and doesn't assume much, if any, programming experience. It also doesn't explore many of the features that have made Python so popular, like the C interface. |
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Programming Python
A Nutshell Handbook by Mark Lutz 900 pages This is kind of the K& R of Python programming and this and the Python tutorial on the Python web site have been the most common tools for learning Python for most people. |
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Python: Pocket Reference
by Mark Lutz, Gigi Estabrook (Editor) 75 pages This handy reference is not going to teach you how to program in Python, but it will make looking up things that you forgot a little easier. And it just might help you write better code as well. The last section is a page on "Python Idioms and Hints," including: You should always say "spam" and "eggs" instead of "foo" and "bar" in Python examples. |
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