Out of print books.
Out of print Python books.
All books in this category are out of print. They may contain outdated information and are listed here only for historical reference.
Ordered by publication date.
Internet Programming with Python
By: Aaron Watters, Guido van Rossum and James C. Ahlstrom.
Publisher: M & T Books.
Publication date: August 1996.
Pages: 478
Print ISBN-13: 978-1558514843
Python version covered: 1.3
This was the very first Python book to be published.
Links: Pythonpros (The Wayback Machine) , FSB Associates (The Wayback Machine) ,Chapter 1 (The Wayback Machine) , Linux Journal review
Programming Python (1st edition)
By: Mark Lutz
Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
Publication date: October 1996
Pages: 902
Print ISBN-13: 978-1565921979
Python version covered: 1.3
Links: O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage , foreword by Guido van Rossum
Python Pocket Reference (1st edition)
By: Mark Lutz.
Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
Publication date: November 1998
Pages: 80
Print ISBN-13: 978-1565925007
Python version covered: 1.5.1
Links: O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage
Learning Python (1st edition)
By: Mark Lutz and David Ascher.
Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
Publication date: April 1999
Pages: 384
Print ISBN-13: 978-156592464-2
Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links: O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage
Python Annotated Archives
By: Martin C. Brown
Publisher: Osborne Publishing/McGraw-Hill
Publication date: September 1999
Pages: 722
Print ISBN-13: 978-0072121049
Python version covered: 1.5.2
Programming with Python
By: Tim Altom and Mitch Chapman.
Publisher: Premier Press.
Publication date: October 1999
Pages: 300
Print ISBN-13: 978-0761523345
Python version covered: 1.5.2
Python Essential Reference (1st edition)
By: David M.Beazley.
Publisher: New Riders Publishing.
Publication date: October 1999
Pages: 352
Print ISBN-13: 978-0735709010
Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links: David Beazley's webpage , Pearson webpage
The Quick Python Book
By: Daryl Harms and Kenneth McDonald.
Publisher: Manning Publications Co.
Publication date: October 1999
Print ISBN-13: 978-1884777745
Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links: Manning's webpage
Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours (1st edition)
By: Ivan van Laningham
Publisher: SAMS Publishing
Publication date: April 2000
Pages: 528
Print ISBN-13: 978-0672317354
Python version covered: 1.5.2
This book's primary aim is to teach programming using Python as the language. Readers don't need previous programming experience.
Links: Ivan van Laningham's webpage Pearson webpage
Core Python Programming (1st edition)
By: Wesley Chun.
Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Publication date: December 2000
Pages: 816
Print ISBN-13: 978-0130260369
Python version covered: 1.6
Links: Pearson's webpage , Wesley Chun's webpage , Chapter 1 (PDF) , Linux Journal book review
Programming Python (2nd edition)
By: Mark Lutz
Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
Publication date: March 2001
Pages: 1296
Print ISBN-13: 978-0596000851
Python version covered: 2.0
Links: O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage , Foreword by Guido van Rossum , Google Books
Python Essential Reference (2nd edition)
By: David M. Beazley.
Publisher: New Riders Publishing.
Publication date: June 2001
Pages: 416
Print ISBN-13: 978-0735710917
Python version covered: 2.1
Links: David Beazley's webpage Pearson webpage , Google books
Perl to Python Migration
By: Martin C. Brown
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Publication date: November 2001
Pages: 320
Print ISBN-13: 978-0201734881
Python version covered: 2.0
"Are you a Perl programmer who would like to be able to program in Python? Brimming with a wealth of practical examples and resources, this book will show you how."
Links: Pearson Editorial , Martin C. Brown Web page (The Wayback Machine)
Python Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)
By: Mark Lutz.
Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
Publication date: November 2001
Pages: 128
Print ISBN-13: 978-0596001896
Python version covered: 2.1
Links: O'Reilly's webpage , Google books
Python Programming Patterns
By: Thomas Christopher.
Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Publication date: December 2001
Pages: 560.
Print ISBN-13: 978-0130409560
Python version covered: 2.1
Links: Pearson webpage