May-10-2017, 12:02 AM
(This post was last modified: May-10-2017, 12:02 AM by Luke_Drillbrain.)
I'm considering buying Learning Python, 5th Edition by Mark Lutz (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1449355730/ref...5S3WVUCW20). I'm working my way through some tutorial books and want a good reference book for when I need to look how to do things. I had a really good reference book in my VB programming days that was considerably better than MSDN (VB's help system). The code samples and explanations were just better, and it was my go-to book for when I needed to solve a problem. The reviews over at Amazon would indicate that Lutz's book is pretty thorough at 1600 pages. It's not dirt cheap, but it would be totally worth it if it's a quality reference rather than a long-winded tutorial. If anyone here has used this book, I would value your opinion. If there's a book out there that would serve as a better reference, I'm interested in that also.