advice for perl expert wanting to learn python

[Beeyah]

Harry George <harry.g.george at boeing.com> wrote in message news:<xqxacx8l6rk.fsf at cola2.ca.boeing.com>...
> For experienced scripters, I find Beazley's "Python Essential
> Reference" is excellent.  You already know what you want, just need to
> see how Python does it, and don't need a lot of handholding.  Get a
> copy of "Python Cookbook" too, and scan that.  Then rewrite one of
> your exsiting perl scripts.

OTOH, It should be a crime to purchase the Python Developer's Handbook
[1]. I'm glad I only paid six dollars for a used copy, because its a
load of crap.

[1] http://makeashorterlink.com/?H10123029