Programming Python (2nd Edition)

Rating:
Summary: not particularly useful -- unfocused
Review: I was very disappointed with this book, expecting something along the lines of "programming perl".

For reference for experienced or advanced programmers, you're better off with "Python Cookbook" by by Alex Martelli/David Ascher or the excellent "python essential reference" by David M. Beazley.

If you're starting off with python, the manual pages and documentation bundled with python are way better.

This book tries hard to be a lot of things at once and comes short in each case. It's not a complete reference book, or a programming style book or a learning/tutorial style book.

Rating:
Summary: Faulted...
Review: It could be a lot better-- I wouldn't recomend this book. If you need a Python refrence then go for Python Bible 2.1 or Core Python Programming.