python primer book

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#1

any good suggestions with a premium for readability and brevity? i’m not looking to be an expert, just get started.

#2

you can find good material at www.python.com, oops, no, I mean www.python.org

#3

thanks for both those links…lol [ducks as wife throws a shoe at him]

#4

I’d recommend either http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide (has links to other tutorials, sample code, etc.) or O’Reilly’s “Learning Python” (excellent for beginners; recently updated 3rd edition).