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by zedshaw 5469 days ago
Yeah, LPTHW isn't for you if you already know Python. I guess I would recommend Mark Lutz books, but really, if you are already proficient in Python then I'd say go out and read code and implement algorithms in Python to learn more.

As for .mobi version, it's a pain in the ass to generate it well enough for a "code book". It's supposed to be coming out on the Kindle store soon, but all of my previews of it just look like junk. I got it as close as I could, but .mobi just doesn't cut it when there's strictly formatted code. If you've got a suggestion on making code look nice in .mobi I'd love to hear it.

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Amazon recommends using JPEGs to display table data in Kindle books. Perhaps the same solution could work with code in .mobi files.
Apparently that's what BigNerdRanch does. Seriously, that just makes my inner nerd cry.