Book Recommendation

[Darren Dale]

Anthony Greene wrote:
> I'm new to programming entirely, and I'm simply looking for some insight,
> can you guys recommend some introductory documentation for me to read, and
> what I read, and, do concurrently why reading the primary "book" ou guys
> recommend. Thanks, and any advice is great appreciated.

O'reilly's Learning Python was essential for me. I knew some Matlab 
already, but I think it would still be the right place to start. There 
is a lot of stuff on-line, but this book helped me get up to speed much 
more quickly.