Best book for python?

[obantec support]

"Jeremy Yallop" <jeremy at jdyallop.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> * obantec support
> | I need to get up to speed on python so am looking for a book.
> | Quite a few at amazon to choose from.
> | Any recommendations?
>
> Have you looked at
>
>    http://www.python.org/doc/
>
> ?
>
> Jeremy.

Yes but i hate web based doco's, much prefer to thumb thru a book.

Mark