Google for Dive Into Python. Its a free online publication, see if is any good for you.
Cheers,
I like "Dive into Python" for the fact that it tends to explain examples line by line in an annotated form but it may just be my personal preference.
If the focus is only on printed books and there is some experience with programming, "programming python" by Lutz from O'Reilly might be a good one.
Personally, I learn with "Python: the complete reference" by Martin C. Brown from Osborne/McGraw-Hill. There is no reason as to why I chose this book to start except that it is on discount in my university's bookshop. Although I must confess that I do not start from zero ground as I've read the official "Python tutorial" and "Learning Python" before hand. I must say that the mindset is important. I had almost hit a "I have to learn python" situation, rather than "it is nice to know" situation.
If the focus includes online materials, then there is a mountain of free online tutorials to wade through. Although somehow the materials seems fragmented but it is a nice source as well, it can help you piece out what is essential about python.
Cheers Maurice -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
