Learning to program

[Betancourt, Josef]

The best book I've seen is "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell.  Its more of
a reference book and of course doesn't mention Python, but most of its
contents are general enough to be useful in a Python context.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan [mailto:jonathan at meanwhile.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 7:42 PM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Learning to program
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> A friend of mine wants to learn to program. Python seems one 
> of the most
> suitable languages to start with. I think the Lutz et al book 
> is good at
> explaining the language to a newcomer, but I'd also like to find an
> accessible book that explains program design, clarity, debugging, data
> structures, etc in a Python friendly way. Suggestions? 
> ("Programming Pearls"
> and "The Practice of Programming" are just too much book for 
> my friend's
> needs and experience right now.)
> 
> Jonathan Coupe
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