Out of print Python books.
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All books in this category are out of print. They may contain outdated information and are listed here only for historical reference.
Ordered by publication date.
Internet Programming with Python
- By: Aaron Watters, Guido van Rossum and James C. Ahlstrom.
- Publisher: M & T Books.
- Publication date: August 1996.
- Pages: 478
- Print ISBN-13: 978-1558514843
- Python version covered: 1.3
This was the very first Python book to be published.
Links:Pythonpros (The Wayback Machine) , FSB Associates (The Wayback Machine) ,Chapter 1 (The Wayback Machine) , Linux Journal review
Programming Python (1st edition)
- By: Mark Lutz
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
- Publication date: October 1996
- Pages: 902
- Print ISBN-13: 978-1565921979
- Python version covered: 1.3
Links:O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage , foreword by Guido van Rossum
Python Pocket Reference (1st edition)
- By: Mark Lutz.
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
- Publication date: November 1998
- Pages: 80
- Print ISBN-13: 978-1565925007
- Python version covered: 1.5.1
Links:O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage
Learning Python (1st edition)
- By: Mark Lutz and David Ascher.
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
- Publication date: April 1999
- Pages: 384
- Print ISBN-13: 978-156592464-2
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links:O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage
Python Annotated Archives
- By: Martin C. Brown
- Publisher: Osborne Publishing/McGraw-Hill
- Publication date: September 1999
- Pages: 722
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0072121049
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
Programming with Python
- By: Tim Altom and Mitch Chapman.
- Publisher: Premier Press.
- Publication date: October 1999
- Pages: 300
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0761523345
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
Python Essential Reference (1st edition)
- By: David M.Beazley.
- Publisher: New Riders Publishing.
- Publication date: October 1999
- Pages: 352
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0735709010
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links:David Beazley's webpage , Pearson webpage
The Quick Python Book
- By: Daryl Harms and Kenneth McDonald.
- Publisher: Manning Publications Co.
- Publication date: October 1999
- Print ISBN-13: 978-1884777745
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
Links:Manning's webpage
Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours (1st edition)
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- By: Ivan van Laningham
- Publisher: SAMS Publishing
- Publication date: April 2000
- Pages: 528
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0672317354
- Python version covered: 1.5.2
This book's primary aim is to teach programming using Python as the language. Readers don't need previous programming experience.
Links:Ivan van Laningham's webpagePearson webpage
Core Python Programming (1st edition)
- By: Wesley Chun.
- Publisher: Prentice Hall.
- Publication date: December 2000
- Pages: 816
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0130260369
- Python version covered: 1.6
Links:Pearson's webpage , Wesley Chun's webpage , Chapter 1 (PDF) , Linux Journal book review
Programming Python (2nd edition)
- By: Mark Lutz
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
- Publication date: March 2001
- Pages: 1296
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0596000851
- Python version covered: 2.0
Links:O'Reilly's webpage , Mark Lutz's webpage , Foreword by Guido van Rossum , Google Books
Python Essential Reference (2nd edition)
- By: David M. Beazley.
- Publisher: New Riders Publishing.
- Publication date: June 2001
- Pages: 416
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0735710917
- Python version covered: 2.1
Links:David Beazley's webpagePearson webpage , Google books
Perl to Python Migration
- By: Martin C. Brown
- Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
- Publication date: November 2001
- Pages: 320
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0201734881
- Python version covered: 2.0
'Are you a Perl programmer who would like to be able to program in Python? Brimming with a wealth of practical examples and resources, this book will show you how.'
Links:Pearson Editorial , Martin C. Brown Web page (The Wayback Machine)
Python Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)
- By: Mark Lutz.
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media.
- Publication date: November 2001
- Pages: 128
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0596001896
- Python version covered: 2.1
Links:O'Reilly's webpage , Google books
Python Programming Patterns
- By: Thomas Christopher.
- Publisher: Prentice Hall.
- Publication date: December 2001
- Pages: 560.
- Print ISBN-13: 978-0130409560
- Python version covered: 2.1
Links:Pearson webpage