This sub-thread, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2500758 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2500758, to a request for a book on learning python, makes seve

This sub-thread, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2500758 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2500758, to a request for a book on learning python, makes several general good points for why books are still useful and important.