That one got blacklisted for some reason - It was on the front page, then disappeared, and when it came back a couple of hours later it was 5-6 pages deep. Not sure what happened (some sort of glitch, maybe?), so I resubmitted.
Hope it doesn't annoy anyone too much, but a lot of people on HN have been asking about when it's going to be released, so I thought I'd have another try at getting it out there.
What version of python did you cover? I've gone through the table of content and since you introduce? Django, I take if you cover python 2.x and not 3.0? Any way well done.
Yes, at the time that I started writing, Python 3 was just a dot on the horizon. Even now, there are a lot of libraries that haven't been ported across, and the book has a strong practical bent (It's as much a learning to program book as a learning Python book).
I have never done this before,(ie buy a book based on the Table of content), but this is going to be my first. I am pre ordering from Amazon UK. Do you have any idea when it will reach sellers outside the US?
Oh and I hope for a first edition the typos are not too much?
I don't think that's a reasonable excuse. Mark Lutz's Learning Python does a very good comparison of a lot the features in the language as they are implemented in both python 2.6 and 3.x. That book was released in September 2009: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596158071.do
Edit: Actually, while reading one of the sample chapters it becomes apparent that this book is more of a general introduction to programming than a book about learning Python. I also noticed that there are a few notes sprinkled here and there about changes in python 3.0. So I withdraw my previous criticism.
Also: kudos for getting the SouthPark reference about the rectal probe in there :)
If you buy it through manning.com's online store (through the link above), you can use the code hpython37, which will give you a 37% discount for print or e-books.
Thinking about it, I possibly should have organised that ahead of time, but cest la'vie.
A response for timdot (he's been hellbanned, so I can't respond directly[1]):
It took about three years, which is a fair while, but then I've been juggling work, 2 kids and helping with the IT side of my wife's business.
I also did things the opposite way around to most people, starting with the publisher first. I was an organiser for the local Python user group here in Melbourne, and had my name on the wiki while Manning were looking for reviewers. After a couple of reviews, they must've liked my writing style or something, because they asked me to write a book.
[1] - you might want to contact info@news.ycombinator.com and get that sorted out. You don't look like a troll to me based on your history :)
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Hope it doesn't annoy anyone too much, but a lot of people on HN have been asking about when it's going to be released, so I thought I'd have another try at getting it out there.
The print version is available on February 13th I think, so perhaps a few days or a week after that?
It's had several reviewers go through it with a fine toothed comb, so while there are probably still some typos, they are hopefully very small.
Edit: Actually, while reading one of the sample chapters it becomes apparent that this book is more of a general introduction to programming than a book about learning Python. I also noticed that there are a few notes sprinkled here and there about changes in python 3.0. So I withdraw my previous criticism.
Also: kudos for getting the SouthPark reference about the rectal probe in there :)
Thinking about it, I possibly should have organised that ahead of time, but cest la'vie.
It took about three years, which is a fair while, but then I've been juggling work, 2 kids and helping with the IT side of my wife's business.
I also did things the opposite way around to most people, starting with the publisher first. I was an organiser for the local Python user group here in Melbourne, and had my name on the wiki while Manning were looking for reviewers. After a couple of reviews, they must've liked my writing style or something, because they asked me to write a book.
[1] - you might want to contact info@news.ycombinator.com and get that sorted out. You don't look like a troll to me based on your history :)
I'd recommend.