Learning Python - The Book

[Dagur Páll Ammendrup]

An update is needed ASAP but I still recommend it. Most of what worked 
then works now.







scn wrote:
> Hello.  I am new to programming and Python in particular.  My interest
> is to learn how to program to begin automating tasks at work that are
> still done using pencil and paper.  I understand that Python offers
> many advantages over other languages for many various reasons.
> 
> I have taken a look at the book Learning Python and noticed that it
> was written in 1999.  Python is currently up to version 2.3  Is this
> book still applicable in most aspects of the language, or would it be
> wiser for me to save my money and wait for a 2nd edition to come out
> with more up-to-date information? Thank you.