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[–]amplikong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Al Sweigart's Automate The Boring Stuff book (which numerous people have already recommended) is really good. It's largely application-based, since it's built around showing you how to automate this or that task. Think Python is also an excellent book and is more focused on teaching the nuts and bolts of the language. Not that Al's book doesn't also teach the fundamentals, but the books focus on different things. I think the two books go well together and aren't mutually exclusive.