Which Pyton Book For Newbies?

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W. D. Allen wrote:
> I want to write a retirement financial estimating program. Python was
> suggested as the easiest language to use on Linux. I have some experience
> programming in Basic but not in Python.
>
> I have two questions:
>  1. What do I need to be able to make user GUIs for the program, and

Try in: www.wxpython.org
or in
http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=IronPython&title=More%20Information

>  2. Which book would be easiest to use to learn Python programming?

Try in: http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html
I nice Book I has is in:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159059519X/sr=8-1/qid=1153612000/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6666182-3979942?ie=UTF8