Books I'd like to see

[Scott Chapman]

<rant?>
I'd like to see a good introduction to Python for brand new programmers 
that starts with Python's object orientation (at least as the 
assumption, if not explicitly dealing with objects at the beginning). 

I've looked over every book on the market and the Net that is 
introductory to Python and none of them emphasize Python's uniqueness 
and power.  It is not possible to rightly understand Python without 
understanding that virtually everything except the keywords are 
objects. This is the year 2003 and books are still introducing 
Structured Programming paradigms and then re-teaching by introducing 
Object Oriented later.  This is Wrong!  :-)

Guido's Tutorial probably comes the closest.  He assumes objects under 
the hood in his presentation of the material, rather than trying to 
make Python fit into the old molds.  If it had a full set of exercises 
it would be a good starting text, perhaps needing some fleshing out in 
areas.  

Maybe one of the existing books out has exercises at the end of the 
chapters; another shortcoming IMHO.
</rant>