Suggestions for a Java programmer

[bruno modulix]

Ray wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> I've been programming in Java for about 8 years now, but lately I've
> been hearing a lot about Python and I'm really interested in learning
> more about it. I've read the tutorial, and some books (core python
> programming is one), but there's one thing that's still missing: how to
> use Python the "Python" way.
> 
> I found learning C# was a breeze for me because the language shares a
> lot of concepts and notions with Java--I can always say: "I do X this
> way in Java, I should be able to do X this way too in C#", and usually
> I'm not far off the mark.
> 
> But Python is different enough that, even though some basic concepts do
> translate easily, idioms and effective usage of it don't come easy. I
> can't help thinking that when I'm writing Python, I'm actually writing
> Java in Python. Not Python in Python.
> 
> Can you point me to "Python for Java Programmers" resources? I found
> one blog, but that only touched the tip of the iceberg, I feel. I know
> that as I use Python more and read more books and read how experienced
> Python programmers code, eventually I'll find it out. But I'd like to
> expedite that process if possible. What are your suggestions?

These two books should help you to get a grasp of Pythonic idioms:

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIPython
http://diveintopython.org/



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