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Book:   Programming Python
Subject:   Programming Python, 2nd Edition Review
Date:   2001-04-27 21:47:16
From:   Bob Tribit
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

The text is littered with many great examples ranging from GUI applications to embedding Python in C/C++ apps. In fact, so far it is one of the most authoritative sources on embedding and extending Python I have seen other than the Python source itself.


However, if you are looking for info on the basics of the language (i.e. control structures, syntax, etc.) forget about it. Get "Learning Python" instead, and keep "Programming Python" around for the real world meaty examples "Learning Python" lacks. Simply put don't assume this is the Python version of "Programming Perl", this is more along the lines of an "Advanced Python Programming" and a "Python Cookbook" text wrapped into one.

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