[Tutor] py in a nut

[Frank Moore]

carl.badgley at gmail.com wrote:

> Hope this is not too off topic:
> I noticed that the Python in a Nutshell book is version 2.2 and a few 
> years old.  Does anyone know if there are plans to bring out a new 
> edition anytime soon?  I checked the O'reilly page and didnt find 
> anything, also googled it.
> If anyone knows anything let me know.
> Thanks,
> Carl
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Carl,

I mailed O'Reilly in June of this year to ask about any Python books on 
the horizon.
I particularly wanted to know if an 'Advanced Python' book was on the 
cards.
Something that included subjects like Descriptors, Generators, 
Iterators, Metaclasses, Decorators, Design patterns, etc.
And this was the response I got from them:

<snip>
We do have a couple of Python books in the works.

Twisted: A Developer's Notebook - should be released in October.

Programming Python, 3E  which should be released in December.

Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition - scheduled to be released
in March of next year.
</snip>

So there is no Advanced Python book on the horizon, which is a shame.
But as you can see, Python in a Nutshell 2nd edition is due out next March.

Cheers,
F.