Sounds like you are moving into python now, but if you are still looking at perl too I would recommend another book: Perl 5 by example. It's printed by Que and I have gotten pretty far with it. I've been writing a lot of perl programs for work and this is the book that finally clicked with me. I read a few others and always got stuck in the basics. This book makes it a lot easier because it includes more example code so you can see how things go together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darren R. Weber drw@linuxfan.com ICQ# 2849193 http://drw.penguinpowered.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote:

What book wouls you guys recommend for learning python? I have a lot of experience with programming, including C and perl, but very little experience with object oriented programming such as Java or C++.

For perl I used a combination of Learning Perl and Programming Perl (the latter is hard to learn from, and the former does not have enough detail, so I needed both).

For C I used Kernigan and Richie's original book, and I really liked its style, detailed, but fast moving, but not cryptic. But I read it many years ago, and had a background in Pascal, so maybe I didn't judge well.

I would like a fast paced yet detailed book. But I find that many of these books are like someone explaining poker: "The one eyed Jacks are wild" when one has no idea of even the basics.

Online tutorials are OK, but I find the written page much easier, and am willing to spend a few bucks to avoid the online experience.

Thanks, Stephen

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What book wouls you guys recommend for learning python? I have a lot of experience with programming, including C and perl, but very little experience with object oriented programming such as Java or C++.

For perl I used a combination of Learning Perl and Programming Perl (the latter is hard to learn from, and the former does not have enough detail, so I needed both).

Maybe the same would be true with python, and in that case you should read Learning Python and Programming Python ;-) Since I am a beginner, I have started with Learning Python, but it might be too slow for you. One book that I have heard positive noises about is "Python Essential Reference", by David Beazley. It is for the most part "A concise reference for language and library". It also has a very quick intro to the language. Some reviews: http://www.lwn.net/Reviews/PythonEssentialReference.phtml http://dannyreviews.com/h/Python_Reference.html You can see the vast selection of python books mentioned here: http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore/ david. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/