Should I learn Python or Java?

[Cameron Laird]

In article <957cpm$rnc$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>,  <bzhou at my-deja.com> wrote:
>In article <3A5DF377.791E3DE0 at comm.mot.com>,
>  stepheb at comm.mot.com wrote:
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>> Can anyone recommend some literature about design patterns that would
>be
>> helpful to someone learning to program python?
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>"The Design Pattern Smalltalk companion" is a terrific book. Python in
>lots of ways is more close to Smalltalk than C++/java. Once you go over
>the syntax barrier, it's an easier read compared to the GoF book.
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>"Thinking in Patterns with Java" by Bruce Eckel
>is available online at http://www.topica.com/lists/TIPatterns/
>It uses jpython as example of Interpreter pattern.
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Bruce, incidentally, has written that "Python is my
favorite language."

I'll also recommend you poke around in
<URL: http://lambda.weblogs.com/ >, where you'll find
people with deep interest in patterns and Pythons.

Is there pattern chatter on any of the SIGs?  EDU?
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