Python Book Recommendations

[vasudevram]

On Aug 15, 8:34 pm, kyoso... at gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 15, 10:30 am, Azazello <tyle... at jeld-wen.com> wrote:
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> > On Aug 15, 7:47 am, "Shawn Milochik" <Sh... at Milochik.com> wrote:
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> > > If I could have only one book, I would buy "Core Python, Second
> > > Edition," by Wesley Chun.
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> > > For the record, I own:
> > > Core Python, Second Edition (great)
> > > wxPython in Action (haven't used yet)
> > > Beginning Python (barely used)
> > > Python in a Nutshell (use as a reference, although interactive python
> > > dir() is more useful)
> > > Dive into Python (great book)
> > > Python Cookbook (great book)
> > > Python Pocket Reference (not very useful)
> > > Python Phrasebook (I love the Phrasebook series, but this isn't a
> > > necessary book)
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> > I would like to add:
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> > Foundations of Python Network Programming
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> > I also use the Python Essential Reference.  (although all of the
> > information is probably online it's nice to have a solid paper
> > reference)
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> Depending on what you're doing, a book can actually be faster than
> Google! Of course, a lot of these books don't cover any 3rd party
> modules, so Google is still very handy.
>
> Mike

I second some of those recommendations - for the books I own / have
read:

Python Cookbook - excellent
Python in a Nutshell - excellent

Though interactive dir() is good, it doesn't give you a lot of things
that Python in a Nutshell and the official Python docs do - rules of
the language, info on new-style classes, etc. Also, Google for "Guide
to Python Introspection" - a good online article that shows a lot more
about that topic, over and above use of dir().

Also: Programming Python - excellent.

Didn't know about the Python Network programming book - thanks, will
check it out.

Vasudev Ram
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