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Python in a Nutshell |
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An excellent reference |
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2006-07-27 08:50:14 |
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msoulier
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I picked this up as it had great material on what had changed since I first got into Python with 1.5.2. Considering that the Zen of Python is barely being followed as the core language has feature upon feature heaped upon it, a book like this helps poor programmers simply wanting to use the language keep up with the changes.
I particularly like the section on the new object model, explaining the new __new__() method and summarizing the changes of subclassing object very nicely.
Still, Python changes so quickly that a book like this becomes stale very quickly. O'Reilly should likely offer some kind of upgrade program to stay current in cases like this.
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"...a compact--but exceptionally comprehensive--guide."
--Major Keary, Book News
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upgrade program, August 11 2006
Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]
This is not so much a review as indication that I agrre fully with M Soulier that "O'Reilly should likely offer some kind of upgrade program to stay current in cases like this". I have one of the older books, which at the time was not cheap at all and have not yet decided whether I will want to face a new expense for a rapidly changing subject again.
