Looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming with Python

[rusi]

On Aug 6, 12:46 am, lipska the kat <lipskathe... at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 04/08/12 16:49, Jean Dubois wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a good introduction to object oriented programming
> > with Python.
>

> Object Oriented programming is a mindset, a way of looking at that
> particular part of our world that you are trying to encapsulate
> in computer language. The language you use is (should be) irrelevant.
>
> Actually it should really be called Class Oriented programming as
> classes are the units of encapsulation.
> I really don't think python is a good language to learn OO programming,
> the problem is that Python doesn't enforce OO so you are never going to
> learn what is 'OO' and what isn't.
>

> Learn Python by all means, the interactive mode is particularly fun,just
> try and get a good idea of what OO is all about before you start.

I suggest this
http://steve-yegge.blogspot.in/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom-of-nouns.html

Particularly useful if you are a bit drunk on snake-oil