One great place to start is the Python documentation website (http://www.python.org/doc/). They have soe very good basic info, both third-party tutorials as well as a tutorial writeen bu Guido Van Rossum (creator of Python). Guido's tutorial expects programming experience, so if you are a true beginner, I would suggest "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz and David Asher (O'Reilly, 2004). The book is very well written and doesn't really require much programming experience. Beyond that, google "python tutorial" (or amazon, if you really want a book), and just start exploring. Have fun!
TTGOG, Phildini -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
