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by osullivj 3421 days ago
But lots of C++ books. C++ and Python are my primary languages, and I own far more C++ books than Python. For C++ I've got all Scott Meyers stuff, Alexandrescu, Stroustrups C++ language. For Python I've got Beazley, and that's it. My guess is that Python, and probably Ruby too, are so much easier to learn than C++, so fewer books are read and sold.
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I don't grant the premise that fewer Ruby and Python books are sold... Regardless, the number sold is greater than 1 so they should really be listed in the app.
The Python on-line documentation is really outstanding. I don't use any Python books at all.
yes again; good for you...but totally irrelevant.

There are python books, they are sold, keeping them off this list is lame.