David Ascher

Very much in line with my learning style, and consistent in approach with other O'Reilly books. A good introduction to Python programming, especially for someone with some programming experience in other languages. It contains plenty of short code examples, sufficient theory, and a number of more in depth projects to help the reader move from learning new techniques to applying the lessons in the context of larger projects. Perhaps a bit too long, as it is a hefty book to carry around.

Great introduction to Python. I went through quickly through it without a computer to grasp the syntax, and was later able to start writing my first programs.

Although some might argue that there you can find the same content on the Internet, it's much easier for me to read from a book.

Very helpful for beginning and intermediate Python programmers. This book is The C Programming Language, for Pythonistas.