Best book on Python?

[Esmail Bonakdarian]

Esmail Bonakdarian wrote:

 > I myself am looking for a small portable quick
 > reference,

Scott David Daniels wrote:
> Look into Python Essential Reference for that kind of
> book -- no fat, lotsa goodies.

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the recommendation. I didn't know about this
book but looking at amazon, it looks a bit big for my
purposes (400+ pages) and covers only up to 2.1.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735710910/ref=lpr_g_1/102-5580604-1195362?v=glance&s=books

I'll keep looking.

Cheers,
Esmail