here is a comment from the author of Dive into Python that may be relevant to your decision:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/f545e/i_am_a_fourtime_published_author_i_write_free/c1dcfpa">http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/f545e/i_am_a_fourtime_published_author_i_write_free/c1dcfpa</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Christopher Mahan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris.mahan@gmail.com">chris.mahan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p>I's say go with 2, since it's in use most everywhere. </p>
<p>Also, the tutorial at<br>
<a href="http://docs.python.org/tutorial/" target="_blank">http://docs.python.org/tutorial/</a><br>
Can get you a long way.</p>
<p>Christopher Mahan <br><font color="#888888">
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 20, 2011 3:17 PM, "Michael Chean" <<a href="mailto:michael_chean@msn.com" target="_blank">michael_chean@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> <br>> I was just wondering, as a beginner, do you prefer this book to the Dive Into Python book: <br>
> for vsn 3:<br>> <br>> <br>> <a href="http://diveintopython3.org/" target="_blank">http://diveintopython3.org/</a><br>> <br>> for earlier vsn's: <br>> <br>> <a href="http://diveintopython.org/" target="_blank">http://diveintopython.org/</a><br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> From: <a href="mailto:lindi.emoungu@gmail.com" target="_blank">lindi.emoungu@gmail.com</a><br>> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:13:41 -0800<br>> To: <a href="mailto:socal-piggies@lists.idyll.org" target="_blank">socal-piggies@lists.idyll.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [socal-piggies] New member introduction<br>> <br>> Sounds interesting. I'm new to Python as well, and I'd like to attend tonight's event.<br>> <br>> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Paul Hildebrandt <<a href="mailto:paul_hildebrandt@yahoo.com" target="_blank">paul_hildebrandt@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> BTW Daniel, the guy who wrote that book will be giving a tutorial on<br>> it at PyCon this year.<br>> <br>> <br>
> <br>
> <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/sessions/99/" target="_blank">http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/sessions/99/</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> <br>
> <br>
> <br>> <br>> On 01/20/2011 11:57 AM, Daniel J Stewart wrote:<br>> Dear programmers,<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I'm new to Python, and would like to participate in the LA<br>
> community. Is it too late for me to inquire about attending<br>> tonight's presentation? I promise I won't ask a single question<br>> until I've finished reading this.<br>> <br>
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