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Out of print books.

Out of print Python books.

All books in this category are out of print. They may contain outdated information and are listed here only for historical reference.

{i} Ordered by publication date.

Internet Programming with Python

Internet Programming width Python book cover

  • 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)

Programming Python 1st edition book cover

  • 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)

Python Pocket Reference 1st edition book cover

  • 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)

Learning Python 1st edition book cover

  • 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

Python Annotated Archives book cover

  • 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

Programming with Python book cover

  • 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)

  • 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 webpage Pearson 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 webpage Pearson 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