Can someone suggest an advanced Python book? I want a book that covers topics such as threading, networking, memory management and so on.
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I find "Python Essential Reference" useful. It is a great reference and general language book.
http://www.amazon.com/Python-Essential-Reference-David-Beazley/dp/0672329786
klynch
2009-10-19 19:44:06
+1: Dabeaz does a great job explaining many of Python's built-ins and finer points.
ewall
2009-10-19 19:47:01
I second that one, written by David Beazley (SWIG), it gives a very good idea of how to use Python efficiently and optimize the code.
RedGlyph
2009-10-19 19:47:36
+1: Dabeaz - I just wish for a soft copy..
rh0dium
2009-10-19 20:00:05
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The python cookbook is a good repository of examples, though some of them are getting a bit long in the tooth these days. The second edition is newer (2005), though it is targeted to 2.4.
http://www.amazon.com/Python-Cookbook-Alex-Martelli/dp/0596007973/
Paul McMillan
2009-10-19 19:44:55
Another good Alex Martelli book is http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596001889 Hopefully he'll do an edition for Python3
gnibbler
2009-10-19 20:57:51
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For the topics you described, you need to understand operating systems more than python. Once the OS level becomes clear, the Python code is quite obvious.
This is one of the best books ever written:
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, Second Edition (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0321525949
ISBN-13: 978-0321525949
5 star amazon reviews (I'd give it 6).
Once I realized that networking, file I/O, shared memory, IPC, sockets, signals, etc... are all provided by the OS layer, then this became the answer to a lot of questions.
Then going back to python, you understand what all the stuff in the os module means, and can write really advanced programs with ease.
gahooa
2009-10-19 19:49:28
It sure would be nice to be able to add "tags" to a specific answer; I'd tag this one "c", "c++", "ruby", "perl", "bash", "unix", "linux" ... :)
Kevin Little
2009-10-20 03:02:43
I wouldn't call a book with a chapter titled "Your First Python Program" an advanced book.
foosion
2009-10-19 20:07:03
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Expert Python Programming. it covers not just the general best practices (generators, iterators, etc) but then the real stuff you need to build a project -- documentation w/ restructured text & sphinx, testing with nose, buildout, setuptools, etc.
Autoplectic
2009-10-19 20:26:09
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Cookbook
Dive into Python3
Python 3 Patterns & Idioms
http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/Python3Patterns/Index.phpFoundations of Agile Python Development http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Python-Development-Experts-Source/dp/1590599810/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
slav0nic
2009-10-19 21:33:23
Seriously Dive Into Python can not be considered as 'Advanced' Python book.
jpartogi
2009-10-19 21:43:33