Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread Terry Carroll
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Carroll, Barry wrote: > Another book I have just found that may turn out useful is "Python > Programming Patterns" by Thomas W. Christopher, published by Prentice > Hall PTR. I got that from the library about a year ago. I found it interesting, but not too helpful. One pr

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread Terry Carroll
It's the Python Essential Reference book, Third Edition due out February 24. I'm not aware of a new Nutshell coming out. On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > See I couldn't tell if he was talking about the Nutshell book or the Python > Essential Reference book...thanks > Carl > >

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread Carroll, Barry
now for myself yet, as I just ordered it yesterday. We'll see. Regards, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 541-302-1107 "Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain" JK Rowling > -Original Message- &g

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread carl.badgley
Thanks for the info.../sigh well I shall be waiting with bells onCarlOn 2/10/06, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:nephish wrote:> yeah, one of the guys that posted earlier mentioned late feb as a > release of the new one. i think i am going to go ahead and get the> cookbook now, and then pic

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread Kent Johnson
nephish wrote: > yeah, one of the guys that posted earlier mentioned late feb as a > release of the new one. i think i am going to go ahead and get the > cookbook now, and then pick up the new nutshell later. It's the third edition of Python Essential Reference that is due Feb 24. Judging from hi

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread carl.badgley
See I couldn't tell if he was talking about the Nutshell book or the Python Essential Reference book...thanksCarlOn 2/10/06, nephish < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:yeah, one of the guys that posted earlier mentioned late feb as a release of the new one. i think i am going to go ahead and get thecookboo

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread nephish
yeah, one of the guys that posted earlier mentioned late feb as a release of the new one. i think i am going to go ahead and get the cookbook now, and then pick up the new nutshell later. sk On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 09:56 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't there supposed to be a new edition of t

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread carl.badgley
Isn't there supposed to be a new edition of the Nutshell book coming out?  I was kinda hanging back for that one...Carl Badgley ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-10 Thread Alan Gauld
> That tracks my feelings. I don't find "Programming Python" to be very > useful. It's not the sort of reference book that, say, "Programming Perl" > > hasten to add, I've seen enough people swear how much they love that book, > that this may just be idiosyncratic to me.) One thing to note

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread nephish
Sounds like its worth the wait. thanks all. shawn On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 19:02 -0800, Terry Carroll wrote: > On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, nephish wrote: > > > i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python > > in a nutshell'. All the reviews i have read for it are very good. But

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread Terry Carroll
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Andre Roberge wrote: > I own about 10 Python books including Learning Python, Programming > Python and Python in a Nutshell. Of these three, Python in a Nutshell > is the one I find the most useful. The Python Cookbook (2nd ed) is my > other favourite. Your mileage may vary.

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread Terry Carroll
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, nephish wrote: > i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python > in a nutshell'. All the reviews i have read for it are very good. But it > only covers up to python 2.2. i use 2.3 at work, and tinker with 2.4 at > home. As good a reference as it is, i

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread nephish
thanks man, ill check out cookbook & see what its all about, too. sk On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 22:22 -0400, Andre Roberge wrote: > On 2/9/06, nephish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lo there, > > i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python > > in a nutshell'. All the revie

Re: [Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread Andre Roberge
On 2/9/06, nephish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > lo there, > i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python > in a nutshell'. All the reviews i have read for it are very good. But it > only covers up to python 2.2. i use 2.3 at work, and tinker with 2.4 at > home. As good a

[Tutor] nutshell review

2006-02-09 Thread nephish
lo there, i know this comes up from time to time. i am considering buying 'python in a nutshell'. All the reviews i have read for it are very good. But it only covers up to python 2.2. i use 2.3 at work, and tinker with 2.4 at home. As good a reference as it is, is it too dated to be that good sti