Is there a K&R on Python?

[Courageous]

>I'm looking for a Python book to use as a desktop reference on the core
>language (rather than the library, available modules, third party
>toolkits, etc), neither a tutorial nor something meant for language
>lawyers only. Something analogous in style to Kernighan & Ritchie's "The
>C Programming Language" would be perfect. Any suggestions?

_Python Essential Reference_ did it for me. No pedantics on "this is what
a for loop is for." 100% meat. This is a great book if you're already a programmer
but you "just want to learn Python, shut up about the loop introductions already." :-)

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