Which is the best book to learn python

[Colin J. Williams]

On 24-Jan-11 12:38 PM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
> santosh hs wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> i am beginner to python please tell me which is the best available
>> reference for beginner to start from novice
>
> Hi,
>
> You could have searched the archive, this question was raised many times.
>
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntroductoryBooks
>
> I read "Learning Python" when I started. Since it's the only one I read
> I cannot tell you which one is the best (if there is).
> Python is easy to learn, I'm not sure it's possible to write a bad book
> about it.
>
> JM
>
I liked Alex Martelli's Python in a nutshell, but it's a bit dated now.

Colin W.