Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.056 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.00; 'problem:': 0.07; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; '-tkc': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'me??': 0.16; 'next.': 0.16; 'now),': 0.16; 'pygame': 0.16; 'subject:which': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'library': 0.18; 'examples': 0.20; 'seems': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'byte': 0.24; 'parse': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'academic': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; "i'm": 0.30; '(which': 0.31; 'code': 0.31; 'subject:next': 0.31; 'another': 0.32; "i'd": 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'books,': 0.36; 'hi,': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'project': 0.37; 'problems': 0.38; 'read': 0.60; 'algorithms': 0.60; 'solve': 0.60; "you've": 0.63; 'such': 0.63; 'book.': 0.68; 'pro': 0.69; 'yourself': 0.78; 'bored': 0.84; 'exercise.': 0.84; 'received:50.22': 0.84; 'subject:read': 0.84; 'worthless': 0.84; 'to:addr:163.com': 0.91 Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:20:02 -0500 From: Tim Chase To: lee Subject: Re: which book to read next?? In-Reply-To: <2e926609.d361.14584a21eae.Coremail.ne0stigmine@163.com> References: <2e926609.d361.14584a21eae.Coremail.ne0stigmine@163.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: boston.accountservergroup.com: authenticated_id: tim@thechases.com Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1398097210 news.xs4all.nl 2861 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42946 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:70470 On 2014-04-21 22:13, lee wrote: > Hi, I have read the book 'a byte of python' and now I want to read > another book. But I just get confused about which one to read next. > There is a book list below=EF=BC=9A 1, pro python > 2, python algorithms > 3, python cookbook > 4, the python standard library by examples > which one is suitable for me?? > Or I need to start a project with pygame or flask? Once you've got the basics (which it seems like you do have now), I'd find a problem you have and use Python to solve it. E.g.: Problem: I'm bored Solution: write yourself a game in pygame P: I want to create a website to do X S: Use django/flask to do such P: I want to answer some questions about this set of data S: write some Python code to parse the data & produce answers P: I'm poor S: use Python to solve problems for other people and have them pay you You can keep reading books, but if you don't have something to actually create from using this knowledge, it's a somewhat worthless academic exercise. -tkc