2 books for me

[vbgunz]

The cookbook assumes you know some Python. if you know it, you're good
:) If you're new to Python and programming I would recommend 'Learning
Python' by Mark Lutz and David Ascher. if you're very familiar with
programming but need to catch up on Python syntax, I would recommend
the Python in a nutshell by Alex Martelli.

I would also recommend you always keep a copy of the official Pythons
docs by your side. They're priceless in my opinion. Good luck!