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.

New: The "blog" on the updates page of Learning Python 4E discusses book size, the Python changes moratorium, Python complexity, and more.

Python Classes

• Python Training Services
  My company provides both private on-site classes and public classes held in Florida

Current Publications

• Learning Python, 4th Edition
  A 1200-page introductory level book on Python fundamentals, author (September 2009, O'Reilly)
• Python Pocket Reference, 4th Edition
  A 200-page reference companion to the other books, author (September 2009, O'Reilly)
• Programming Python, 3rd Edition
  A 1600-page Python applications programming topics book, author (August 2006, O'Reilly)

Older Publications

• Learning Python, 3rd Edition
  A 700-page introductory level book on Python fundamentals, author (October 2007, O'Reilly)
• Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition
  A 158-page reference, fully revised for Python 2.4, author (February 2005, O'Reilly)

• Learning Python, 2nd Edition
  A 620-page introductory level Python book, co-author (December 2003, O'Reilly)
• Python Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition
  A 128-page reference, fully revised and expanded, author (November 2001, O'Reilly)
• Programming Python, 2nd Edition
  A new 1256-page advanced Python topics book, author (March 2001, O'Reilly)

• Learning Python
  A 385-page introductory level Python book I co-authored (April 1999, O'Reilly)
• Python Pocket Reference
  A 75-page Python quick reference book I wrote (October 1998, O'Reilly)
• Programming Python
  A comprehensive 900-page book I wrote about Python (October 1996, O'Reilly)
• The Macmillan Python chapter
  A 120-page overview I wrote for a languages text (Summer 1998, Macmillan)

Other Topics

• The Python language
  A remarkable object-oriented scripting/programming language
• About me
  Professional background information
• What's new?
  Announcements, changes to this site, etc.