Advice for Newbie

[Wesley Phoa]

_Learning Python_ is much better than _Programming Python_, which is a bit
disorganized and hard to follow, and also a bit dated. And if you're
interested in the win32 extensions, or in JPython, then _Learning Python_ is
definitely the place to start. It also has some useful sections on 'gotchas'
that beginners (like me) often run into.

But, I have to say, I found that after a glance through the books, it was
pretty easy just to start writing Python code with the occasional glance at
the online documentation. And the code just works. Totally different from my
experience learning C.

Wesley.

Aahz Maruch wrote in message <7l4255$c22 at dfw-ixnews13.ix.netcom.com>...
>In article <377588E9.82E8F567 at dsuper.net>, Dave  <redsand at dsuper.net>
wrote:
>>
>>I read the Python homepage. I sounds promising. What books do you
>>commend for a beginner?
>
>If you already have experience with other programming languages, some
>combination of the following: _Programming Python_, _Learning Python_,
>and the on-line tutorial/documentation.  If you're not a programmer and
>you're not in a hurry, wait for _Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours_.
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