Python newbie help

[Clay Shirky]

s <s at 3ntra.donotfreakingspamme.net> wrote in message news:<liafkv0oip73un0aojsc45kcldkhherl1r at 4ax.com>...
> You may have a lower opinion of these types of books but I think
> they're really beneficial for people trying to get started and helping
> them branch out into something more useful.  
> 
> I'm  still taking in suggestions.

Have you looked at "How To Think Like A Computer Scientist?" Its a
general intro to programming, using python for the examples.

http://ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCS/python.php

-clay