Keep in mind: I still consider myself a Python noob. If by the "Google Code Course" you mean the course that is instructed by the guy with the Netscape shirt (

Keep in mind: I still consider myself a Python noob. If by the "Google Code Course" you mean the course that is instructed by the guy with the Netscape shirt (Nick Parlante), yes, I would recommend it above the tutorials at python.org for a first round of Python knowledge gathering. Reason being: He brings up a bunch of problems and quirks of Python at the get-go, as well as a bunch of tricks and shortcuts. Overall, I think it's a very well-structured course. Personally, I think that the tutorial and overall docs at python.org help only when you have most of the basics of Python hammered down. I found myself using them more once I started /getting/ the Pythonic way.