Linux Journal: Why Not Python?, Part 2 | Linux Today

Linux Journal: Why Not Python?, Part 2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 12, 2006

“Before I get into the next program, I should mention the Python
home page, which offers recent versions of the interpreter and a
lot of helpful information about the language. In particular, this
tutorial is excellent. Still, I highly recommend getting a hold of
Learning Python by Mark Lutz and David Ascher (O’Reilly 1999),
which explains things way more thoroughly than the on-line
tutorial. You also may have the tutorial and other Python
documentation on your GNU/Linux box…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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