[Tutor] Tutor FAQ

[Mike Hansen]

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What are some good books on Python?

See the Python wiki http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks or search 
comp.lang.python or the tutor archives since this is a very frequently 
asked.

If you have no programming experience, try Alan Gauld's book
Learn To Program http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/

If you have some programming experience try
Learning Python http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpython2/index.html
Dive Into Python http://diveintopython.org/
Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional  
http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10013
Core Python Programming  http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/cpp/

Good Python reference books are
The Essential Python Reference 
http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672328623
Python in a Nutshell http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/index.html
Python Cookbook http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythoncook2/

A note to Perl programmers who are learning Python. Don't start with 
Programming Python. It is not the same as Programming Perl. Start with 
Learning Python, then move on to Programming Python.