A little disappointed so far

[Graham Nicholls]

Steven Taschuk wrote:

> Quoth Graham Nicholls:
>> Skip Montanaro wrote:

> 
> In fact, I'm surprised you haven't done this already; skimming
> reference material looking for interesting bits seems like a
> strategy you'd have picked up in your years of programming.

Absolutely, but as I mentioned, the docs won't print if you download teh A4
version.  Go on , try it ... ( I don't _think_ its just me - the a4
versions are much larger than the US ones).  Browsing online is a pain when
your in the middle of editing.
> 
>> [...] - the books would just talk
>> about the os module without saying what it offered beyond the specific
>> function they were then talking about.
> 
> *shrug*  Constraints of space, perhaps.  Who knows?  (Well, the
> authors, I suppose; some of them read and post here, so you might
> get a reply from the horse's mouth.)
> 
> In any case, the Library Reference is your friend.
> 
I've ordered a "Python Essential reference".

-- 
Graham Nicholls
All round good guy.