Friend wants to learn python

[Stuart Turner]

EnderLocke wrote:

> I have a friend who wants to learn python programming. I learned off
> the internet and have never used a book to learn it. What books do you
> recommend?
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.


I've just been learning Python and used a combination of 'Python in a
Nutshell, Python Cookbook and whatever I could find on the web'

I also find giving yourself a *real* programming task makes you learn a lot
quicker!

- Stuart