ISO authoritative Python ref

[bill]

I have to learn Python in a hurry. I learn fastest by reading the
specs/reference manual, or something like it (e.g. "C: A Reference
Manual", by Harbison and Steel).

Is there a Python book that fits this description?

Many thanks in advance,

bill

P.S. I avoid tutorials like the plague, and I loathe the typical
O'Reilly "learn-through-examples" approach. I know a lot of people
like this style of learning, but I find it to be a waste of time.

 

[Paul Rubin]

I have to learn Python in a hurry. I learn fastest by reading the
specs/reference manual, or something like it (e.g. "C: A Reference
Manual", by Harbison and Steel).

Is there a Python book that fits this description?

The official reference manual is at:

http://docs.python.org/ref/ref.html

Like most of the other Python docs, it has serious gaps.

 

[bill]

I have to learn Python in a hurry.

My apologies. I found what I needed. I don't understand it how
I missed it in my first round of searching.

Thanks,

bill

 

[Magnus Lycka]

My apologies. I found what I needed. I don't understand it how
I missed it in my first round of searching.

I don't know what you found, but I think you would
appreciate Martelli's "Python in a Nutshell". For
the really, really terse version, have a look at
http://rgruet.free.fr/PQR24/PQR2.4.html