Re: Python Book for a C Programmer?

2012-05-24 Thread Jim Wilson
On 05/23/2012 07:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> I am trying to join an online class that uses python. I need to brush up on 
> the language quickly. Is there a good book or resource that covers it well 
> but does not have to explain what an if..then..else statement is?
> 
> Thanks.

My opinion: Martelli's "Python in a Nutshell" is the K&R of Python.

Alas, it does discuss if statements, but it doesn't slap you silly with them.
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Re: Soap with python?

2009-09-08 Thread Jim Wilson
On 09/08/2009 08:40 AM, Otto Hellwig wrote:

> reccommend [sic ...] the best soap library ...

Client side only?  Suds (https://fedorahosted.org/suds/).  Accept no subsitute!
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Re: os.execv Overhead

2009-09-16 Thread Jim Wilson
On 09/16/2009 11:12 AM, [email protected] wondered about:

>  overhead of [fork/exec]:

An alternative might be os.spawn?(), etal.  It might run a tiny bit faster
because it combines the two operations, but I think you're pretty close to the
metal.

Jim
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