Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133 EAN: 9780596009403 ISBN: 0596009402 Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 158 Publication Date: February 24, 2005 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Sales Rank: 45840 Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Rating: - Great reference - now with an index!
I read various reviews complaining about the lack of an index. Well, it does have one now and it complements perfectly what is a fantastic quick reference for many of your Python needs, from built-in modules to regular expressions. Of course, it does not include the formal grammar of the language, a complete reference of libraries available or anything other than quick pointers for someone who already knows what Python is but is not a guru yet (although anyone can forget how to open a file from time ... Read More
Rating: - Meets its goals
This is a great book for anyone who uses Python, especially for programmers at that level of Python competence after the beginner stage but short of a master's fluency. It provides a brief but clearly organized summary of Python basics: the language, primitive data structures, printf and other control codes, and the basic, everyday subset of the support libraries. And, since the editors apparently listened to criticism of earlier editions, the third editions includes a useful index as well as table of ... Read More
Rating: - It has no index!
I concur with the other reviewers that this book contains useful information but IT HAS NO INDEX, and FINDING that useful information is non trivial.
What were O'Reillys thinking? If a third edition ever appears, and if it has an index I'd be glad to buy it as the book does seem to pack a lot of information into a small compass.
Rating: - Great book for beginners
This reference book is great for any beginner. I have recently picked up Python as my first language and have found myself commonly grabbing my reference book, going to the index, and looking up what I need. This along with the Python in a Nutshell book are my saving grace.
Rating: - Great reference - No index.
It would be worth 5 stars if there was an index.
- Great reference - now with an index!
- It has no index!
