Python book suggestions?

[Alessandro Bottoni]

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> From:	Randall Parker [SMTP:rgparker at west.net]
> Sent:	Monday, July 10, 2000 2:19 AM
> To:	python-list at python.org
> Subject:	Python book suggestions?
> 
> I would like to learn Python because people I respect think highly of it. 
> I have backgroun in C++, Java, and assorted other languages. I intend to 
> use Python to do web site development.
> 
	[Alessandro Bottoni]
	Well, with your background you should not have any problem in
learning Python from the standard documentation that came with the
distribution. Just a suggestion: put this stuff in the wwwroot directory of
an IIS server and index it. This make possible to search the documentation
by keyword (a required tool for Python documentation, IMHO). 

> Does anyone have any suggestions as to which books are good for learning 
> the Python language? 
> 
	[Alessandro Bottoni]
	I LOVE this book: 
	"Learning Python" by Mark Lutz and David Ascher
	Published by O'Reilly
	ISBN 1565924649
	It is concise, exhaustive, clean and well-organized.

> How about a book about Python and XML?
> 
	[Alessandro Bottoni]
	There is just one, and it is quite good: 
	"XML processing with Python"
	By Sean McGrath
	Published by Prentice-Hall
	ISBN 013211192

> How about a book about Python for web site development?
> 
	[Alessandro Bottoni]
	Unfortunately, the only existing book on this topic is out of print:
	"Internet Programming with Python"
	By Aaron Watters and James Ahlstrom
	Published by M&T Books
	ISBN 1558514848

> I'm thinking of starting with the v1.6 version that I see from an article 
> has a number of language changes over previous versions. Are any books 
> due out imminently that will cover this newer version?
> 
	[Alessandro Bottoni]
	As long as I know, no. It is too early.

	Last suggestions:

	If you are working on Windows, buy this book:
	"Python Programming on Win32"
	By Mark Hammond and Andy Robinson
	Published by O'Reilly
	ISBN 1565926218

	If you have to develop GUIs, buy this book:
	"Python and Tkinter programming"
	By John Grayson
	Published by Manning
	ISBN 1884777813

	See you

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