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Re: Books?

Date 2012-08-23 09:13 +0100
From Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net>
Subject Re: Books?
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[ Virgil Stokes wrote on Wed 22.Aug'12 at 16:34:40 +0200 ]

> On 22-Aug-2012 16:04, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:36:50 -0700, Anonymous Group wrote:
> >
> >> What books do you recomend for learning python? Preferably free and/or
> >> online.
> > Completely by coincidence, I have just discovered, and I mean *literally*
> > just a few minutes ago, this book:
> >
> > http://www.springer.com/mathematics/computational+science+%26+engineering/book/978-3-642-30292-3
> >
> > http://codingcat.com/knjige/python/A%20Primer%20on%20Scientific%20Programming%20with%20Python.pdf
> >
> >
> > I wish it had existed when I was a beginner! I haven't read the whole
> > thing, but dammit it looks like exactly the sort of book I would have
> > adored as a newbie. (Your mileage may vary.)
> >
> >
> >
> I second this --- this is a very good book IMHO. I have the first edition (2009) 
> and have found it very useful.
> 
> Good tip!

absolutely. I've been reading it most of last night, certainly a great learning resource.

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Books? Anonymous Group <anonymous42311324@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 18:36 -0700
  Re: Books? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-08-21 21:39 -0400
    Re: Books? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-08-22 12:04 +1000
      Re: Books? Anonymous Group <anonymous42311324@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 19:12 -0700
    Re: Books? Anonymous Group <anonymous42311324@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 19:12 -0700
  Re: Books? Michael Poeltl <michael.poeltl@univie.ac.at> - 2012-08-22 08:57 +0200
  Re: Books? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-22 08:43 +0100
  Re: Books? Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> - 2012-08-22 11:25 +0100
  Re: Books? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-08-22 14:04 +0000
    Re: Books? Virgil Stokes <vs@it.uu.se> - 2012-08-22 16:34 +0200
    Re: Books? Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> - 2012-08-23 09:13 +0100
  Books? Madison May <worldpeaceagentforchange@gmail.com> - 2012-08-23 14:56 -0700

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