On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:36:07 -0500, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 03:00:28PM +0000, dave irving wrote: > > Im going to want to be writing a few simple apps to use my bluetooth > > stuff: Im mainly a Java / c++ programmer (and know a little perl) - > > but going forward with Linux is there a good argument for learning > > Python too? If so I might order myself a book!! > > Python is a good language (although like just about everything, it has its > pros and cons). I highly recommend "The Quick Python Book" from Manning > Publications <http://www.manning.com/harms> as an intro text, plus the > online stuff at python.org for reference. The O'Reilly Python books are > okay, but disappointing compared to, say, the Perl books. (The Python > Cookbook in particular isn't up to the standard set by the Perl Cookbook.) > > Unfortunately, The Quick Python Book is somewhat out of date -- six years > old -- and I'm not sure an updated version is in the works. (I recommend > e-mailing the publisher to ask for one!) That means it doesn't even cover > python 2. However, it's still an excellent learning book -- very well > written and organized. And the core features and basic data structures the > book covers are still relevant. > Hi, I have been considering learning Python for a while now, and this thread has really inspired me to go after it. I wonder if anyone could also suggest some good online resources as well as books apart from what has already been suggested. I've seen that python.org has a "begginers guide" and "Python Intro" in the docs section. Any opinions about them? thanks, -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gustavo Seabra Graduate Student Chemistry Dept. Kansas State University Registered Linux user number 381680 ------------------------------------------------------------------ If at first you don't succeed... ...skydiving is not for you.
