For an great introduction to programming in general try to learn http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ or http://www.htdp.org/
Both are great books, but they require a lot of resilience if you want to get the most out of them.
One of the best introductions to Python is http://www.diveintopython.net/ but it's not in introduction to programming in general.
If you want both try: Core Python Programming http://corepython.com/ - but it's not free.
For learning a Python framework I would recommend the web2py book: http://web2py.com/book
web2py makes you very productive, imo.
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For an great introduction to programming in general try to learn http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ or http://www.htdp.org/ Both are great books, but they require a lot of resilience if you want to get the most out of them.
One of the best introductions to Python is http://www.diveintopython.net/ but it's not in introduction to programming in general.
If you want both try: Core Python Programming http://corepython.com/ - but it's not free.
For learning a Python framework I would recommend the web2py book: http://web2py.com/book web2py makes you very productive, imo.
You can find a great list of free programming books here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-ava...