[python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 118, Issue 9

[Ben Marshall-Corser]

Cheers Rach, that looks good. This is not quite so pretty, but if
anyone is looking for an introduction starting at a very basic level,
go for http://www.diveintopython.net/

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> Hi,
> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any
> suggestion?
>
> I'm shortlisting few so far:
>
> Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil):
>
> https://www.packtpub.com/python-2-6-text-processing-beginners-guide/book
>
> Head First Python (Paul Barry):
>      http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920003434.do
>
> The Quick Python Book (Naomi R. Ceder):
>      http://www.manning.com/ceder/
>
> Volent Python (TJ O'Connor):
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&keywords=python
>
> Programming Python (Mark Lutz):
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> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&keywords=python
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> Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner (Mike Dawson):
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Programming-Absolute-Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&keywords=python
>
>
> All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's
> something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled
> developers (C/C++) into the python side.
>
> Thanks
>
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> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:59:27 +0100
> From: Rachid Belaid <rachid.belaid at gmail.com>
> To: UK Python Users <python-uk at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [python-uk] Reading list
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> Learn Python the hard way
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> http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:48 AM, <a.cavallo at cavallinux.eu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any suggestion?
>>
>> I'm shortlisting few so far:
>>
>> Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil):
>>     https://www.packtpub.com/**python-2-6-text-processing-**
>> beginners-guide/book<https://www.packtpub.com/python-2-6-text-processing-beginners-guide/book>
>>
>> Head First Python (Paul Barry):
>>     http://shop.oreilly.com/**product/0636920003434.do<http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920003434.do>
>>
>> The Quick Python Book (Naomi R. Ceder):
>>     http://www.manning.com/ceder/
>>
>> Volent Python (TJ O'Connor):
>>     http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/**
>> 1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=**UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Violent-Python-TJ-OConnor/dp/1597499579/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239422&sr=8-10&keywords=python>
>>
>> Programming Python (Mark Lutz):
>>     http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/**
>> dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=**UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1372239456&sr=8-8&keywords=python>
>>
>> Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner (Mike Dawson):
>>     http://www.amazon.co.uk/**Python-Programming-Absolute-**
>> Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/**ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&**
>> qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&**keywords=python<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Programming-Absolute-Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&keywords=python>
>>
>>
>> All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's
>> something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled developers
>> (C/C++) into the python side.
>>
>> Thanks
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