I noticed that there were a couple of books on developing in Panda. Are they worth the effort or should I just stick to the online material as it is more current? I am familiar with Python and programming in general. I am not familiar with the Panda engine.

Thoughts, opinions, strategies?

Reference

[Amazon search]
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=panda3d

https://www.amazon.com/Panda3D-Game-Engine-Beginners-Guide/dp/1849512728/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487450405&sr=1-1&keywords=panda3d

https://www.amazon.com/Panda3D-1-7-Game-Developers-Cookbook/dp/1849512922/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487450405&sr=1-3&keywords=panda3d

https://www.amazon.com/Panda3d-1-7-Game-Developers-Cookbook-ebook/dp/B005685FMO/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1487450405&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=panda3d

Also see:
panda3d.org/manual/index.ph … _Resources

I do not see details here

The link that rdb gave should route you to a page that shows several books about Panda. There is also a PDF book and the online documentation. Check the examples directory as that is actual working code.

Best!