These all great resources. Thanks guys! I ran across this, 6 Free E-Books on Learning to Program with Python > http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/03/python-is-an-increasingly-popu.php There are also some resource links others shared in the comments below.
This is more of an info-dump than recommendations. I haven't read through any of them, although this one looked interesting to me. > http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
