Good starterbook for learning Python?

[Lennart]

With  Dive Into Python in an other language i can learn python & the
russian language :-) Thanks anyway

Now i can learn python Op Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:43:03 +0100 schreef
TechBookReport:

> Lennart wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>> 
>> Can someone advice me with the following issue: i want to learn python in
>> my summer vacation (i try to ...:-) So, a good start is buying a good book.
>> But wich? There are many ...
>> 
>> I'm living in the Netherlands and I prefer a book from bol.com (see link)
>> because i've to order more books by them. I'm familiar with html & php and
>> basic (in the good old days). It has to be a newbie book, but not a book
>> what i don't need anymore when i've got some skills. I.e. the learning
>> curve of the book should be linear. A kind of book wich i could use as a
>> novice.
>> 
>> Search here for python (sorry, there's no short link)
>> http://www.nl.bol.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/nl/-/EUR/BOL_BrowseCatalog-View;sid=nyuhO3sz8k2hODn5OfqfDJvrcywRiGQwhPU=?Section=BOOK_EN&CategoryContent=NJqR5Kpb0soAAADqmW%2eZypJb&OpenCategory=HwqR5Kpb8AUAAADqVW6ZypJb&CategoryLeftpanel=BOOK_EN%2eCATEGORY00000000&Secondary=YES&Template=BOL_subcat_BOOK_EN_1476
> 
> Two excellent books match your criteria:
> 
> Dive Into Python (review: http://www.techbookreport.com/tbr0103.html) - 
> also available as a free download.
> 
> Learning Python (review: http://www.techbookreport.com/tbr0064.html)
> 
> Both are recommended for beginners but have a reasonable level of depth. 
> They're clear, enthusiastic and well-written.
> 
> HTH