Re: [Tutor] Learning Python ...Books

2010-08-13 Thread Wayne Werner
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Stephen Farthing wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am going to learn both Python and Ruby so I can see what suits me best. > My ultimate aim is to do some open source cross platform development for my > ham radio and robotics hobbies. One of the key requirements is to be

Re: [Tutor] Learning Python ...Books

2010-08-13 Thread Bill Allen
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Bill Allen wrote: > > > There are several books out there, some for Python 2.x, some for Python > 3.x. None that are quite like K&R in my opinion. > However, here are some resources that may be useful for you, web based but > some providing PDF download so you c

Re: [Tutor] Learning Python ...Books

2010-08-13 Thread Joel Goldstick
I like "Learning Python" (O'reilly) Its thicker, but excellent. There isn't really an equivalent to K & R. But, you should go to python.org and read the docs. They are very good On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Stephen Farthing wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am going to learn both Python and Ruby