Recommend a book?

[mowestusa]

Have you tried the tutorials on www.python.org.  They have the tutorial by
Guido van Rossum and Fred L. Drake, Jr.  There is "An Easy Tutorial to
Python" also in HTML.  If you download the ActiveState distribution you
would have both of these and a few more right on your computer along with
the Library Reference.  This should be more than enough to keep you busy for
a while.  If you want parts printed out you could print the HTML help files
or download them to a palm computer for reading on the go.

mowestusa


"Steve" <stevesusenet at yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi;
>
> I'd like to learn python and I was hoping someone could recommend a
> book.
>
> I would like a book that comes with a version of itself in HTML on a
> CD so that I can read it in a browser.   I find this easier to deal
> with then holding a book open while using a computer.
>
> I've been programming about 5 years, mostly in C, C++, Java, &
> Javascript.
>
> I would like something brief, with minimal verbiage, sort of like a
> manual written in plain english and with examples.
>
> I know its a big feature in python, but I would also like a book that
> does not focus heavily on using python from the command line.   I find
> that for me, all of those ">>>>" in the text examples obfuscates the
> material for me.
>
> Again my big requirement is that I will be able to read it in a
> browser.
> ( I know about "Diving Into Pyton"....I didn't care for it much)
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve