Learning Python By Mark Lutz, David Ascher

[Jonathan P.]

Alex Martelli wrote:

> kevin parks wrote:
> 
>>Is as excellent as it is out of date. Which is to say it is
>>exceedingly, ridiculously, hideously, insanely, absurdly out of date.
>>*^-^* (look again there is a compliment in there ^^)
>
> Yes, you are right (on both the compliment and the criticism).
> 
>>And i hear again and again and again and again, over and over and over
>>how a 2nd edition is due any time now...
> 
> Yes, it is.
> 
>>Uhmm.... Is it? Will it be out before python hits 7.0? or i hit 70.0?
> 
> Not knowing your current age, I can't say.  But with any luck it
> SHOULD be out well in time for your Christmas shopping (yes, I do
> mean the Christmas of THIS year!-).
> 
>>WE NEED THIS BOOK! (if only cause we love it so much)
> 
> Yes, we do.
> 
>>Even if you love the book (i do), even of you love the authors (seem
>>like great guys), even if you love O'Reilly (best tech publisher
>>EVER), you gotta admit this is getting more than a little silly.
> 
> I agree.

Add my voice to this list.  "Learning Python" is the only book out
there that teaches Python - the language - /systematically/ and
/comprehensively/ without the addition of fluff (like complex
example applications whose purpose you are not really interested
in).