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| [http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MReviews&op=show&rid=23 Review by James Pyles] | [[http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MReviews&op=show&rid=23|Review by James Pyles]] |
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| '''The Python Language Reference Manual''' (version 2.5) Guido van Rossum, and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (Editor) ISBN:0954161785, Network Theory Ltd, 120 pages (Revised November 2006) |
'''The Python Language Reference Manual''' (version 3.2) * Guido van Rossum, and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (Editor) * ISBN: 1906966141 * Network Theory Ltd, 120 pages (Revised November 2006) |
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| David Beazley | * David Beazley * ISBN: 0672329786 * Addison-Wesley Professional; 717 pages (July, 2009) |
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| ISBN: ISBN:0672328623, Sams, 626 pages (February, 2006) |
The fourth edition that cover up to Python 2.6 language features and a variety of new modules added to the standard library; there are 17 pages on Python 3.0. |
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| Just released in a third edition that covers Python 2.4 language features and a variety of new modules added to the standard library. The comments below apply to the 1st and 2nd editions. | Note: a 5th edition which updates to Python 3.7 is in development with a hoped for publication date in late 2019. The comments below apply to the 1st and 2nd editions. |
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| [http://www.lwn.net/Reviews/PythonEssentialReference.phtml Review by Jonathan Corbet] [http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue73/3851.html Review by Phil Hughes] [http://www.amk.ca/python/books/ess-ref.html Review by AMK] [http://dannyreviews.com/h/Python_Reference.html Review by Danny Yee] |
[[http://www.lwn.net/Reviews/PythonEssentialReference.phtml|Review by Jonathan Corbet]] [[http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue73/3851.html|Review by Phil Hughes]] [[http://www.amk.ca/python/books/ess-ref.html|Review by AMK]] [[http://dannyreviews.com/h/Python_Reference.html|Review by Danny Yee]] |
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| '''Python in a Nutshell''' [AlexMartelli] |
'''Python Pocket Reference, 5th Edition''' |
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| ISBN: ISBN:0596001886 O'Reilly, 654 pages (March 2003) |
* Mark Lutz * ISBN: 1449357016 * O'Reilly Media, February 2014, 264 pages |
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| A concise desktop reference for Python 2.2. Covers the language itself, | A reference-only book, designed to serve as a companion to both Learning Python and Programming Python. This edition is updated to cover both Python 3.X and 2.X. It is specifically based on 3.4 and 2.7, but is applicable to other releases. Links: [[http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/about-pyref4e.html|author]], [[http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596158095.do|publisher]]. ---- '''Python in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition''' * [AlexMartelli] * ISBN: 144939292X * O'Reilly Media, May 2017, 654 pages A concise desktop reference for Python 3/5 and 2.7 (with mention of 3.6 features). Covers the language itself, |
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| Includes information on what parts were new in Python 2.2 (doesn't cover 2.3, as it was not yet finalized when the book was published, but does mention a few 2.3 additions that were already known at the time). The second edition, published in 2006, covers features of the language introduced since the publication of the first edition. [http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7781/ur0303j/ Review by Cameron Laird] [http://dannyreviews.com/h/Python_Nutshell.html Review by Danny Yee] [http://tinyurl.com/c3vp Reader reviews at amazon.com] [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/ Publisher's page, with a link to the sample chapter &c] [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian2/ Publisher's page for the second edition, with a link to the sample chapter] [http://books.slashdot.org/books/03/04/13/2227208.shtml?tid=192&tid=156 Slashdot discussion] ---- '''Python: Library Reference''' Prime Time Freeware, 462 pages A printed version of the Python 2.1.1 Library Reference. Also available as a set, together with the Miscellanea (below). '''Python: Miscellanea''' Prime Time Freeware, 365 pages A printed version of the rest of the Python 2.1.1 documentation. This contains the tutorial, language reference, extending/embedding guide, and other documents that come with Python -- everything except the Library Reference, in short. [http://ptf.com/dossier/sets/Pyth.shtml Publisher's purchasing page] |
[[http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7781/ur0303j/|Review by Cameron Laird]] [[http://dannyreviews.com/h/Python_Nutshell.html|Review by Danny Yee]] [[http://tinyurl.com/c3vp|Reader reviews at amazon.com]] [[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/|Publisher's page, with a link to the sample chapter &c]] [[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian2/|Publisher's page for the second edition, with a link to the sample chapter]] [[http://books.slashdot.org/books/03/04/13/2227208.shtml?tid=192&tid=156|Slashdot discussion]] |
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| Dave Brueck and Stephen Tanner (c) 2001 // ISBN:0-7645-4807-7 // 731 pg // Website: http://www.pythonapocrypha.com/ |
* Dave Brueck and Stephen Tanner * (c) 2001 // ISBN:0-7645-4807-7 // 731 pg |
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Note there are other unrelated books that go by some version of the title "Python Bible". ---- '''Python 3 Standard Library by Example''' * Doug Hellman * ISBN-10: 9780134291055 * Addison-Wesley Professional; June 11, 2017; 1456 pages |
The following books aim to be definitive references, either by publishing the Python documentation or by writing new reference-style material, and therefore should be useful throughout your Python programming career.
Most of these books will contain short, highly condensed introductions to Python, and if you're an experienced programmer these titles may be all you need. See the list of IntroductoryBooks if you'd prefer a book with more examples and a slower pace.
Python Phrasebook
- Brad Dayley
- ISBN: 0672329107
- Sams Publishing, 275 pages (November 2006)
Essential Code and Commands Python Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Python.
Concise and Accessible Easy to carry and easy to use—lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide.
Flexible and Functional Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets—so you can readily code functional Python in just about any situation.
The Python Language Reference Manual (version 3.2)
- Guido van Rossum, and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (Editor)
- ISBN: 1906966141
- Network Theory Ltd, 120 pages (Revised November 2006)
This is a printed edition of the official Python language reference manual by Guido van Rossum. For each copy sold $1 will be donated to the Python Software Foundation.
Home Page (includes electronic version)
Python Essential Reference
- David Beazley
- ISBN: 0672329786
- Addison-Wesley Professional; 717 pages (July, 2009)
The fourth edition that cover up to Python 2.6 language features and a variety of new modules added to the standard library; there are 17 pages on Python 3.0.
Note: a 5th edition which updates to Python 3.7 is in development with a hoped for publication date in late 2019.
The comments below apply to the 1st and 2nd editions.
A concise reference for Python 2.1, about as close as you can get to the K&R for Python. The first hundred pages are a complete but very compressed introduction to the language; the rest of the book is reference material on all of the standard library modules.
Some of the reviews below are for the first edition of this book. The second edition updated it without losing any of the first edition's virtues.
Review by Jonathan Corbet Review by Phil Hughes Review by AMK Review by Danny Yee
Python Pocket Reference, 5th Edition
- Mark Lutz
- ISBN: 1449357016
- O'Reilly Media, February 2014, 264 pages
A reference-only book, designed to serve as a companion to both Learning Python and Programming Python. This edition is updated to cover both Python 3.X and 2.X. It is specifically based on 3.4 and 2.7, but is applicable to other releases.
Python in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
- ISBN: 144939292X
- O'Reilly Media, May 2017, 654 pages
A concise desktop reference for Python 3/5 and 2.7 (with mention of 3.6 features). Covers the language itself, built-in types and functions, the standard library, and crucial third-party extensions such as Numeric, Tkinter, twisted.internet, Cheetah. Also covers Extending and Embedding Python, with C, Java, and other languages and tools.
Review by Cameron Laird Review by Danny Yee Reader reviews at amazon.com Publisher's page, with a link to the sample chapter &c Publisher's page for the second edition, with a link to the sample chapter Slashdot discussion
Python 2.1 Bible
- Dave Brueck and Stephen Tanner
(c) 2001 // 0-7645-4807-7 // 731 pg
Contains detailed descriptions with examples on a number of advanced topics such as networking, threading, XML, Tkinter, wxPython, image processing, embedding, NumPy, win32all, and others. Has a section for introducing Python, but really this is ideal for more advanced users.
Recommended by: MichaelChermside, Todd Mitchell
Note there are other unrelated books that go by some version of the title "Python Bible".
Python 3 Standard Library by Example
- Doug Hellman
- ISBN-10: 9780134291055
- Addison-Wesley Professional; June 11, 2017; 1456 pages