[plug] Python book

[Jim Householder]

Bernd Felsche wrote:
> Jim Householder <nofixed at westnet.com.au> writes:
> 
>> A while back I bought a book on Python for a 'good price'.  Now I know 
>> why...
> 
>> It's Osborne Books' "Python: The Complete Reference" by Martin C. Brown, 
>>  2001, and has an incredible number of mistakes in the examples.  I 
>> will avoid that author in the future.
> 
>> Is there a reasonable book that is both an introduction/programming 
>> guide, as well as a reference?
> 
> Is your microwave a good dishwasher? :-)

Thanks.  I get the message - horses for courses...
> 
> For an introduction; O'Reilly publishes Lutz & Ascher's "Learning
> Python". Covers language basics well and has worked examples that
> behave as expected when typed correctly into an interactive Python
> interpreter.
> 
> For language reference, I use the definitive one for the version
> installed:
> file://localhost/usr/share/doc/packages/python/html/index.html :-)
> There are printable references, tutorial and various other stuff in
> /usr/share/doc/packages/python/paper-a4/ for study on the throne.
> 
> Depending on your application, John Goerzen's "Foundations of Python
> Network Programming" published by APress may prove insightful. Deals
> with all sorts of protocols, XML, "port bashing", etc. But you need
> a fairly sound basis in Python (e.g. via Lutz&Ascher) to get the
> full value.