book recommendation?

[jerry_spicklemire at my-deja.com]

> I'm new to Python and I would appreciate suggestions
> for what would be a good reference book to buy?
> I'm an old hand in general.  I know C and Perl very
> well and Java a little.  I've been a programmer and
> sysadmin for eight years.  I'm looking for a book
> that would be a good language reference, but also
> has introductions to Python's special features without
> being too "slow".

Since being published last year, David Beazley's 'Python Essential
Refernce' (ISBN 0735709017) has rapidly gained a reputation for living
up to its name. The first hundred pages are a compact introduction to
language features and usage, with the bulk being a well indexed
reference.

If you haven't seen the online materials, check out:

 http://www.python.org/doc/

and assorted links from there.

Also see :

 http://x57.deja.com/=dnc/threadmsg_ct.xp?
thitnum=97&AN=709570769.1&mhitnum=0&CONTEXT=978462644.1602355257

(you'll have to re-assemble the URL)

for an enthusiastic review of a very recent publication, and a long
thread on that and related topics.

Have fun!
Jerry S.



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