Books on Python

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Which is the right book?

We are often asked "What is the best Python book?" This is a question which can't be answered with a single book, as the askers hoped for. There are more specific questions as well, such as

• What is the best Python book to learn with?
• I am complete newbie concerning programming. I want to start with Python. What is the best book you can recommend?
• I am already an experienced C and C++ programmer. What is the right book for me?
• What is the best book to learn Python from a Perl background?
• What is the best book to learn data structures and algorithms using Python?
• What is the best Python book on language processing?

Questions like these are easier to answer, though generally neither in a unique way.

• Mark Lutz: Learning Python
• Mark Lutz: Programming Python
• Dive into Python
• Natural Language Processing with Python
• Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt
• Python in a Nutshell