Any one that talks to me will eventually hear me talk about Python (even though I am not very good at it yet). I recently came across a few really good books on the subject. If you are intersted, or know someone that might be, check them out at http://homepage.mac.com/s_lott/books.
Some other good Python books are:
There are plenty of books out there this is just some of the ones I like.
7 Comments
July 2, 2008 at 12:45 am
You should really take a look at “Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science”. A prepress version of the book is availiable for free at http://www.kmutt.ac.th/science/book/python.pdf
July 2, 2008 at 1:52 am
im start lear python with dive into python, im from a c struct world, the change it would larger
July 2, 2008 at 2:22 am
I’ve read quite a few books on Python, and “Dive into Python” is definitely the one I enjoyed the most. It does not only teach how to program in Python, but also how to really make use of Python features through several mini-problems.
July 2, 2008 at 4:07 am
I blogged about python learning resources a while ago here :
http://ubuntudemon.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/learning-resources-for-python/
July 2, 2008 at 8:04 am
@Ubuntu_Demon: I have seen the list on your site before. It is a very complete list. I had never seen the ones from http://homepage.mac.com/s_lott/books/index.html before though.
@Adam: Nice find there. I like that the book walks you through full examples of code.
July 2, 2008 at 10:44 am
“How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning With Python” by Jeff Elkner is good for teaching someone Python as a first language.
July 2, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Many of the books mentioned above are available for free, a list of open Python books [plug]:
http://openboox.com/tags/python
@Adam, does “Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science” have a home page that talks about the free version?