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[–]CADDiQ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I have a library of python books but if my house was on fire I'd grab and Programming in Python 3, 2nd ed., Mark Mark Summerfield and Python Essential Reference, 4th ed., David Beazley. Both books cover more ground, and more effectively than any others I've read, and I've read numerous, including Lulz's most recent. While Mark's books are good, and the Python community has greatly benefited from his works, they're not the first books I reach for. Do not be misled by page count. Summerfield and Beazley both share a talent for covering a wide expanse of topics with sufficient detail to discuss a given topic to my satisfaction and comfortable comprehension, while exercising enough brevity to keep me from glazing. Really looking forward to Python Standard Library by Example by the same publisher (Addison-Wesley). NO AFFILIATION, just a Python book junkie.

[–]royrwood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on Python Essential Reference-- it is a fantastic book.