Book: "Learning Python" Is it still a good reference for a Python Beginner?

[Tony C]

I've searched through this newsgroup and saw several references for
the Oreilly  book "Learning Python".

I've noticed it was originally published in 1999, and I am wondering
if it is still a good place to start, for a programmer who wants to
learn Python, since Python has undergone several new releases, 2.2.1
being just a few months old.

thanks

tony