The Implementation of the Book


The online cookbook (at http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/) was the entry point for the recipes. Users got free accounts, filled in a form, and presto, their recipes became part of the cookbook. Thousands of people read the recipes, and some added comments, and so, in the publishing equivalent of peer review, the recipes matured and grew. While it was predictable that the chance of getting your name in print would get people attracted to the online cookbook, the ongoing success of the cookbook, with dozens of recipes added monthly and more and more references to it on the newsgroups, is a testament to the value it brings to the readersvalue which is provided by the recipe authors.

Starting from the materials available on the site, the implementation of the book was mostly a question of selecting, merging, ordering, and editing the materials. A few more details about this part of the work are in the "Organization" section of this Preface.



Python Cookbook
Python Cookbook
ISBN: 0596007973
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 420

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