Is 2006 too old for a book on Python?

[Scott David Daniels]

jmDesktop wrote:
> Hi, I wanted to buy a book on Python, but am concerned that some of
> them are too old.  One I had come to after much research was Core
> Python by Wesley Chun.  I looked at many others, but actually saw this
> one in the store and liked it.  However, it is from 2006.  I know
> there is free documentation and Dive Into Python.  I just liked the
> one in question and was hoping for thoughts on the age of it.  I am
> using Python 2.5.x and don' t know how different 2.3, 2,4 is from it.


Look at http://rgruet.free.fr/
If you look at the 2.5 quick reference, several previous versions are
included, with the differences color-coded.  You can reassure yourself
that the vast majority of the language remains the same.


--Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org