learning python...

[Benjamin.Altman]

It would be good to know if the new edition really is all that different (other than
the topics added) to the 1st ed.  The only review on Amazon says he never read it...

Ben

Aahz Maruch wrote:

> In article <3ab90559_6 at goliath.newsfeeds.com>,
> Bubba Brains <chocolate at toblerone.yum> wrote:
> >
> >Forget Learning Python?  I think it's the best reference/tutorial around.  I
> >use python once every couple months, and sometimes forget the simple python
> >syntax.  The Learning Python book is great for getting up to speed fast, and
> >to look up common stuff.  The other OReilly book (Programming Python) is
> >absolutely annoying to use.  It's not even a good reference book (good luck
> >finding the info you want quickly).  Don't know about the Prentice book.
>
> If you look at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python2/ you'll see that
> Programming Python just got a second edition; I've heard that there were
> a lot of improvements.
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