Indeed. Here is one resource that has helped me though it does not cover everything you have mentioned (which I miss too): http://learnxinyminutes.com/ http:/

Indeed. Here is one resource that has helped me though it does not cover everything you have mentioned (which I miss too): http://learnxinyminutes.com/ http://learnxinyminutes.com/ I find python's documentation to be the worst in this regard (I would love to hear that I am wrong) -- I can never get anything to work using just the documentation; I always end up needing stack-overflow or Google searches. More than a book, I would like reduction in fragmentation around programming language tools, libraries and platforms.