Good introductory book?

[Scott David Daniels]

Kottiyath wrote:
> .... If you want more of examples of how everything is done, then Python
> Cookbook is another one.
> You can get many recipes at http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/
> too - the book is just selected recipes from this site....

Actually, it is significantly more than "just selected recipes" -- the
recipes are picked in subject groups, edits applied, and introductions
to each section are written by someone chosen for their expertise in
that area.  You defintely get more than the list of recipes to examine.

--Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org