Which is the best book to learn python

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

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