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Mark Pilgrim
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Pages: 413 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1590593561
Pub: APRESS
Pub date: 2004-08-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 92614
Reader Reviews:
great Python kickstart (1/1 people found this helpful)
You might call Dive Into Python a "learn by recipe" book. Each chapter starts off with an example and goes on by explaining what makes the example work. It's not a cookbook but each of the examples actually does something useful, that's something that made me go back to the book after reading it.
Python language basics are definitely covered but the book assumes the reader knows how to program. The book is sprinkled with helpful references to other languages like Java, C++, Perl, ... where appropriate. The writing style is fresh and entertaining. Lovely read, combine it with the Python tutorial and the on-line Python documentation and you're good to go.
python made simple...but not too simple (7/8 people found this helpful)
This book is perfectly aimed at people who have some experience of programming. It takes for granted that you are familiar with basic concepts of programming in general and object-oriented programming in particular, and gets on with telling you how Python works.
The structure is very hands-on - showing you how to accomplish particular tasks in a very fast, but clear, way.
What I found was that this book finally persuaded me as to Python's strengths.
On top of that it's very readable, and well supported by useful examples that are readily applicable to real world problems.
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