Off Topic: What is the good book to learn Python ?

[kaens]

On 30 May 2007 17:28:39 -0700, Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:
> In article <mailman.8439.1180569067.32031.python-list at python.org>,
> kaens  <apatheticagnostic at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >I would also recommend to stay away from any "for dummies" or "in x
> >(hours/days)" books. They can be decent introductory material, but
> >unless you are really really new to programming, you probably wouldn't
> >be getting enough information to justify the cost of the book (and a
> >lot of times they have a lot of bad practices in them)
>
> Maybe you should try actually reading _Python for Dummies_.  ;-)
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I haven't read it, maybe I will. I have just noticed that the "for
dummies" books tend to be a bit lacking.

That's just my opinion, of course.