Programming Python
by Mark Lutz · first published 1996
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Accompanying CD-ROM has examples from the book, Python 2.0 interpreter and standard documentation manuals, Python-related software packages, and the full Python 2.0 source code for PC, Macintosh, and Unix platforms.
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…specifications started - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc822.html and how they are now interpreted - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html and to program a simple client in python read the source code from Programming Python by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/about-pp3e.html I mention Python & Lutz specifically because they are covered in detail as a CLI then GUI app in "Programming Python Ed3", pp 766 - 911 ~ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python3/…
on “Anyone ever make an email client?” ↗…http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596001889/ ) With a healthy amount of coding, I've gotten very comfortable with python, although I still feel like I'm not quite utilizing it idiomatically. As such, I've been going through Programming Python ( http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009250/ ) - which is very well written, IMO - as well as reading a healthy amount of other people's source code, notably CherryPy ( http://cherrypy.org/ ), since I…
on “What did you use to teach yourself Python?” ↗…book (tutorial) buy @zedshaw "Learn Python the Hardway" or "Learning Python, 3rd Edition" (pink mouse) by Mark Lultz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/05965... For (reference) get Programming Python (pink python) also by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/059615...
on “Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?” ↗…great read if you're a true beginner to get your feet wet with a fun book. It's an easy read, but I would think that the transition to "Learning Python" would feel like a slight step backwards - however "Programming Python" by Lutz may be a better logical step (instead of going back through a lot of the basics).
on “Dive Into Python 3 (online book)” ↗I have gone a long way just using Mark Lutz' Learning Python and Programming Python, and looking up anything not covered in those two books.
on “A Python Reading List by Wesley Chun ” ↗…almost a year and full time for 5 months. Looking to add to my holidays reading list. So far I've seen recommendations, eg Think Python(http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html) and Programming Python (http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/). Thanks for any tips and advice!
on “Ask HN: What are good books for advanced topics in Python? ” ↗…a number of the books, and obviously Python for Data Analysis is at the top of my list, but what data analysis or stats titles should I look at? What are good python books besides Lutz's Learning and Programming Python? I'm specifically interested in clinical pathology, so traditional biostats sort of stuff is also great.
on “Ask HN: Best python or medical data analysis titles on O'Rielly's sale today?” ↗