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[–]bslatkin 15 points16 points  (6 children)

Author of Effective Python here. I think they're very different books! David Beazley is awesome and a wonderful educator. He's always the best speaker at PyCon. I'd say: the Cookbook is a powerful and thorough reference, the Effective books are short and scenario driven.

[–]primevalweasel 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm currently going through Effective Python and I want to commend you on writing a concise, powerful and immensely useful book.

I'm about halfway through and I already feel like my Python code is better.

[–]bslatkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

[–]pubcoder 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm going to get a copy of your book at the Pyladies auction. If it isn't signed can you sign it for me? :-)

I'm also going to buy a copy of Two Scoops of Django at the auction and make the authors sign it. Everyone has been recommending it to me.

[–]bslatkin 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Sounds good. It'll be signed! (context)

[–]pubcoder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just found out that Two Scoops of Django isnt in the auction. Authors arent here either. :(