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By Jeffrey E.F. Friedl

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By Matthew A. Russell

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Natural Language Processing with Python

By Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, Edward Loper

Python and AWS Cookbook Python and AWS Cookbook
by Mitch Garnaat
Social Network Analysis for Startups Social Network Analysis for Startups
by Maksim Tsvetovat, Alex Kouznetsov
MongoDB and Python MongoDB and Python
by Niall O'Higgins
Python Bibliography Python Bibliography
Think Stats Think Stats
by Allen B. Downey
An Introduction to MapReduce with Pete Warden An Introduction to MapReduce with Pete Warden
by Pete Warden
Clojure Programming: Rough Cuts Version Clojure Programming: Rough Cuts Version
by Brian Carper, Chas Emerick, Christophe Grand
21 Recipes for Mining Twitter 21 Recipes for Mining Twitter
by Matthew Russell
Mining the Social Web Mining the Social Web
by Matthew Russell
Matthew Russell on Mining the Social Web Matthew Russell on Mining the Social Web
by Matthew Russell
Programming Python Programming Python
by Mark Lutz
Fourth Edition
Head First Python Head First Python
by Paul Barry
Real World Instrumentation with Python Real World Instrumentation with Python
by John M. Hughes
Observing and Optimizing your Application with DTrace Observing and Optimizing your Application with DTrace
by Angelo Rajadurai
Practical Python Programming: Callbacks Practical Python Programming: Callbacks
by Alex Martelli
Introduction to Django Introduction to Django
by Chander Ganesan
Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB
Professional IronPython Professional IronPython
Beginning Python Beginning Python
Bioinformatics Programming Using Python Bioinformatics Programming Using Python
by Mitchell L Model
Python Pocket Reference Python Pocket Reference
by Mark Lutz
Fourth Edition
Learning Python Learning Python
by Mark Lutz
Fourth Edition
Natural Language Processing with Python Natural Language Processing with Python
by Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, Edward Loper
Practical Programming Practical Programming (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries, Jason Montojo, Greg Wilson
Regular Expressions Cookbook Regular Expressions Cookbook
by Jan Goyvaerts, Steven Levithan
Using Google App Engine Using Google App Engine
by Charles Severance
Gray Hat Python Gray Hat Python (No Starch)
by Justin Seitz
Python for Unix and Linux System Administration Python for Unix and Linux System Administration
by Noah Gift, Jeremy Jones
Python Python
Essential SQLAlchemy Essential SQLAlchemy
by Rick Copeland
Professional Python Frameworks Professional Python Frameworks
Getting Started with Pyparsing Getting Started with Pyparsing
by Paul McGuire
Regular Expression Pocket Reference Regular Expression Pocket Reference
by Tony Stubblebine
Second Edition
Next-Generation Web Frameworks in Python Next-Generation Web Frameworks in Python
by Liza Daly
Python in a Nutshell Python in a Nutshell
by Alex Martelli
Second Edition
MySQL Stored Procedure Programming MySQL Stored Procedure Programming
by Guy Harrison, Steven Feuerstein
Twisted Network Programming Essentials Twisted Network Programming Essentials
by Abe Fettig
Python Cookbook Python Cookbook
by Alex Martelli, Anna Martelli Ravenscroft, David Ascher
Second Edition
Unix Power Tools Unix Power Tools
by Shelley Powers, Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly, Mike Loukides
Third Edition
Managing & Using MySQL Managing & Using MySQL
by George Reese, Randy Jay Yarger, Tim King
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Jython Essentials Jython Essentials
by Samuele Pedroni, Noel Rappin
Programming Jabber Programming Jabber
by DJ Adams
Python & XML Python & XML
by Christopher A. Jones, Fred L. Drake, Jr.
Python Standard Library Python Standard Library
by Fredrik Lundh
Python Programming On Win32 Python Programming On Win32
by Mark Hammond, Andy Robinson

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Python, pat to mastery?

By Francisco R
February 6, 2012

Hi, I want to learn python, but I like to know if you could tell me the path to mastery to get it?

Problems with DRM ePUB Books

By Nr_6
January 26, 2012

O'Reilly ePUB DRM eBook bought from Kobostore ("Jjavascript The Definitive Guide") is separated into parts (every chapter/subchapter) and works fine with my Kobo Reader. O'Reilly ePUB DRM eBooks bought from O'Reilly ("Programming Python, 4th Edition" und "Statistics in a Nutshell") are not separated into parts and causes problems when turning the...

Collective Intelligence chapter 2

By malter
December 3, 2011

I'm trying to run the critics program in ch 2, and am getting the following error: >>> import recommendations >>> reload(recommendations) <module 'recommendations' from 'C:\Python27\Lib\recommendations.pyc'> >>> recommendations.sim_distance(recommendations.critics,'Lisa Rose','Gene Seymour') Traceback (most recent...

Four short links: 24 August 2011

By Nat Torkington
August 24, 2011

STM in PyPy -- a proposal to add software transactional memory to the all-Python Python interpreter as a way of simplifying concurrent programming. I first learned about STM from Haskell's Simon Peyton-Jones at OSCON. (via Nelson Minar) Werner Vogels' Static Web Site on S3 -- nice writeup of the toolchain to publish a web site to static files served...

Four short links: 12 August 2011

By Nat Torkington
August 12, 2011

Hippocampus Text Adventure -- written as an exercise in learning Python, you explore the hippocampus. It's simple, but I like the idea of educational text adventures. (Well, educational in that you learn about more than the axe-throwing behaviour of the cave-dwelling dwarf) Pandas -- BSD-licensed Python data analysis library. Building Lanyrd -- Simon Willison's talk (with slides) about the...

Four short links: 8 August 2011

By Nat Torkington
August 8, 2011

Bulbflow -- a Python framework for graph databases: it's like an ORM for graphs. (via Joshua Schachter) Nomograms -- the lost art of graphical computing. (via John D Cook) Web Intents -- adding Android-style Intents to the web. Services register their intention to be able to handle an action on the user's behalf. Applications request to start an Action...

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