Rating: 

to 3 years now and even though it covers only up

to Python 1.5.x, I would still recommend it as

*THE* book to use for learning Python. People

may complain of the slowgoing pace, but even as

an programmer with a lot of experience with other

languages (C, C++, Perl, PHP, Java, etc...), I went

through this book page by page and did most of the

exercises. The result was to solidify my knowledge

of Python. I recommend the same path to anyone who

wants to become really familiar with the language.

This is the most important book in my Python book

collection and I still browse through it whenever

I need to clarify certain concepts. I do wish a

2nd edition would come out covering the Python 2.x

features in much the same way they have been covered

in this book.