the best book for learning python !?

[Arthur Billingsley]

I just picked up a copy of Learning Perl by Lutz/Ascher (OReilly). This is
the best intermediate/expert reference I've seen to date on Python. I can
highly recommend this effort. Thanks to Mark and David.

Art


python newbie wrote:

>The new second edition of Learning Python is outstanding.  Not because of
>the fact that it's recent (2004), but it just simply surpassed the first
>edition in coverage.  Exceptions covered in 3 chapters, is one of my
>personal reasons.
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>I actually put my Quick Python and Python in a Nutshell back on the
>bookshelf, just for now, and stopped doing anything with my current Python
>app (a backup program), until I've read this edition of L.P.  and inhaled
>the concepts better.
>You asked for books, specifically, so I won't mention the tutorials
>available on the net.
>Have fun,
>Steve
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>>Hi ,
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>>I was just wondering ( yeah I know it's not the first time this
>>question pops up )
>>what would be the best 2 or 3 books for someone who wants to learn
>>Python , already experienced in other non-OOP languages .It takes time
>>to browse endlessly on the net , in a bookshop or a library for THOSE
>>books that are really useful !
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>>Thanks ,
>>post400
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