Charming Python: Updating your Python reading list, Part 3

Python books have moved steadily to occupy larger shares of bookstore shelf space. Since I started these roundups, the number of dead-tree titles on Python has probably doubled twice. And this says nothing of the many excellent electronic documents about Python out there on the Web (including some full-length books). This article touches on a handful of Python books that have made it to my bookshelf in the last months.

I still find myself turning to The Quick Python Book when I have questions.

And why not mention Dive into Python, while we're at it?   

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From their technical whitepaper:

Being developed to unify rather than to fragment Linux offerings, UL helps Linux vendors, ISVs, IHVs and OEMs to support a single, high value Linux offering, instead of many different versions. This focuses more resources on the advancement of Linux, thus creating a much higher quality, more functional product than could be developed otherwise.

UL defines a common base (“UL Base”) to be used as a foundation for all Linux offerings of the participating Linux vendors. Sharing the core system simplifies certification for OEMs and ISVs, who can certify against one platform instead of multiple distributions.

I suppose this is a nice idea, but even if every user of the component distributions upgraded to UL, it still wouldn't even be a blip on the marketshare radar compared to RedHat, Mandrake, or Debian.

They might be able to get Mandrake to play ball, but RedHat won't because they're already number 1. Debian definitely won't, since they've got a Stallman-esqe penchant for free software. Plus, they've got the best update/maintenance code going.   

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''It really started going right after noon,'' said Rusty Pfost, the meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service's South Florida office. ``It is very impressive. It's just a gorgeous, gorgeous halo.''

Ella and I saw exactly the same thing on the first day of her class overnight trip:

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