"eg. 'python for programmers' would not need the first half of it dedicated to explaining strings, loops etc." Mark Pilgrim's http://diveintopython.org/ http:/

"eg. 'python for programmers' would not need the first half of it dedicated to explaining strings, loops etc." Mark Pilgrim's http://diveintopython.org/ http://diveintopython.org/ is what you describe.