Experience regarding Python tutorials?

[Joal Heagney]

Steve wrote:
> Python is an excellent place to start.  Avoid Perl at all costs.
> 
> There is a new beginners book on Python that looks interesting.  It is
> from WROX (the red cover folks) and called "Beginning Python".
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764596543/qid=1125072498/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-4477837-1552864?v=glance&s=books
> 
There is also a python tutor newsgroup at gmane 
(gmane.comp.python.tutor). It's good to be able to learn with other 
beginner/semi-beginners because you can pick up a lot just by lurking on 
other people's questions.

Joal