I am surprised that O'Reilly's "Learning Python" hasn't received more nods. Granted it's long (1200 pages as I recall), but it takes the reader on the full jou

I am surprised that O'Reilly's "Learning Python" hasn't received more nods. Granted it's long (1200 pages as I recall), but it takes the reader on the full journey through all of Python's multitude of features in a very structured way, with each chapter building on the foundations the other chapters lay. I recommend "Dive Into Python" to people who want to start to get a taste of Python, but anybody that has developed a appetite for Python and wants to really, really Grok how Python works, I recommend O'Reilly's "Learning Python" and tell them to take the time to read it cover-to-cover.