You may want more recent resources about Python, because Python has changed significantly since 1997. Mark Pilgrim's book Dive Into Python (Also free online at

You may want more recent resources about Python, because Python has changed significantly since 1997. Mark Pilgrim's book Dive Into Python (Also free online at http://diveintopython.org http://diveintopython.org) is a pretty good intro to the language, and does a good job of exploring its strengths. (And, seriously, people. #1?)