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The python tutor mailing list is quite good.

Alan Gault Tutorial and book are good http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutcont.htm here is the actual book: http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Program-Using-Python-Self-Starte...

Dive into python is nice as well http://diveintopython.org/

Best way to learn is install python, work through some examples, and then work on a project.

Holden's book is good for a web beginner http://www.amazon.com/Python-Programming-Landmark-Steve-Hold...

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