Best book on Python?

[Joseph C. Kopec]

I found PP2E to be an excellent resource -- well written and 
comprehensive.  I like it so much I have been lugging it on my commute 
for the past month despite its mass.  If you have used Python at all on 
a daily basis, you should have sufficient background (if not, Learning 
Python by the same author -- Mark Lutz -- is an excellent beginner text).

Ian Bolton wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> (I looked at the FAQ and the answer to this was very old, so I am asking
> directly.)
> 
> I am based in the UK and have read about a quarter of a borrowed copy of
> Programming Python 1st edition.  Now that I am back at uni and no longer
> have access to the other book, I am gonna have to buy one.  I've looked at
> Programming Python 2nd edition and it looks good, but is it the best one out
> for an beginner-intermediate programmer?  (My Python experience is limited
> to about 10 weeks worth of programming.)  Also, where's the cheapest place
> to get hold of PP2, or whatever you recommend?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
>