Learning Python using a book based on version 1.5

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dogatemycomputer at gmail.com wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> A friend of mine dropped off a copy of Sams Teach Yourself Python in
> 24 Hours published in 2000.  I skimmed the first couple of chapters
> looking for the interpreter version and the book was based on version
> Python version 1.5.
>
> Is this book still relevant?   Should I toss it and look for something
> newer?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> Dave

The Sam's 24 hour books are wonderful tutorials(who wants to waste
more than 24 hours learning a language), and the fact that it's based
on python 1.5 shouldn't make any difference.