Python Cookbook 2Nd Edition Jun 1002005 [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

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.