Waited a long time for someone to start this thread. Alas .... nobody seems to be interested in coding these days. Anyway I think I will kickstart this thread by providing the link to download the best book on Pyhon for Beginners -- A Byte of Python.
http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python#W ... thon.27.3F
I hope this helps anyone who wants to learn Python.
PS -- Surprise, surprise ...this book is written by an Indian!!!! and is still considered to be one of the best books out there for beginners to learn Python.