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Mark Lutz's Book Support Site

Welcome. At this site, you'll find information about Python books I've written, Python training services, Python resources on the net, and a bit about my background. Click on one of the links below to go to the topic you're interested in. I usually update the date at the bottom of this page when I make changes.

The book lists below are ordered by publication date as recorded by the publisher; actual release of paper or ebook versions may vary slightly. Python version numbers covered are in square brackets, and rounded page counts include index, table of contents, and preface, which in some books add as much as 70 pages. Unless noted otherwise, all the books here were published by O'Reilly Media (the publisher formerly known as O'Reilly & Associates).


FAQ: about future editions

As of this page's latest update, there are emerging plans for a 5th Edition of Python Pocket Reference, to be released in late 2013 or early 2014. However, this will be a very minor refresh for Pythons 3.3 and 2.7, so I do not recommend waiting for an update if you need a reference resource now. Watch this space for developments.

There are today no plans for a new edition of Programming Python. That book is already current with 3.X, and is fully relevant as is. Some libraries it uses have changed in minor ways that may imply changes in some example code (e.g., see the new examples package release for Python 3.3), but that's in itself a fair lesson about development; change is a constant in the software world. As warranted, example updates for later Pythons will be posted both here and at oreilly.com.

More generally, while it may be premature to label any of the Current Publications listed below as final editions, I hope they will continue to serve Python 2.X and 3.X users for many years to come. For future Python changes, watch the books' update pages on this site, as well as Python's own What's New? documents. For Python's status in general, see both the introduction and conclusion to Learning Python, 5th Edition (Chapters 1 and 41).


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Mark Lutz | lutz@rmi.net | www.rmi.net/~lutz | learning-python.com | October 13, 2013