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Subject:    Re: [PyQt] Looking for list of errata for Summerfield's book on PyQt
From:       "Richard D. Moores" <rdmoores () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-02-18 17:40:31
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On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 09:11, Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net> wrote:
> On Friday 18 February 2011, 14:00:29 Richard D. Moores wrote:
>> Thanks, Andres and christophe, I found the errata.
>>
>> BTW I'm new here.
>
> Hello. Arriving here is always a sign of good taste ;-)

Or good luck?

>> Is this list bottom posting or top posting?
>
> Most users, that use sane tools get this right, but we don't punish the
> others. Due to this lists topic, mobile readers will only be a very
> small subset (where top posting has a [less questionable] value).

So bottom posting. Good.

> BTW, I tend to prefer reply to list only, since this list is easily
> manageable volumewise.

Hm. I'm used to the Tutor list (tutor@python.org), where even if you
reply to several subscribers AND the list, everyone receives only one
copy. So that's not the case here?

>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 04:33, Andres Reyes <armonge@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Look in  http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook-errata.html
>> >
>> > 2011/2/18 Richard D. Moores <rdmoores@gmail.com>
>> >
>> >> I'm just about to start learning PyQt with the 1st printing of
>> >> _Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt_. Is there a list of
>> >> errata somewhere?
>
> Again, good choice. I'm sure, you will enjoy reading it. Marks books
> raised my reference level for technical writings.

I've been learning Python 3 with his _Programming in Python 3_ (2nd
ed.) for some time now. The book also makes for a good reference, with
all those perfectly designed tables. For example, the 3-page table of
string methods on pp. 73-75.

> OTOH, that resulted
> in forcing me to bear up more pain on reading much less qualified
> material..

Ha!

Dick
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