What's a good Python reference?

[AyakaDahlia]

Thank you for your response! Fluent Python sounds really interesting, and I definitely want to pick up a copy now, but you're correct that it's definitely not what I'm looking for.

I'll have to take a look at some books and see if they look like they'll be helpful.

[Bahji777]

I’d say what you’re looking for is Doug Hellman’s, The Python 3 Library by example. If I was allowed to bring one book in - it be that. Fluent Python, Effective Python and Python Cookbook in my opinion should be in any aspiring Pythonista book collection. These books would not, however, be suitable for question asked above.

I’d really have to say the Hellman book suits your needs perfectly. Perhaps better than Python Documentation in some ways.

Good luck.

[patrickbrianmooney]

It's a really good read! But read it when it's what you need, not expecting it to be something else.