First a confession, the two books I am going to recommend would probably be the best programming books you would ever read for any programming language. And the best thing is that are both free!

Think Python: An Introduction to Software Design (or Think Like a Python Programmer, the version I read) is such a good book that its worth recommending to someone who doesn’t have even the slightest of interest in learning Python or programming itself. Like an introductory programming book should, it instead of harping on the technicalities of the language focuses more on programming as a concept and the language as just a tool. The collection of exercises in the book might embarrass a few of the other renowned titles of any language. After reading this book I felt like a more potent programmer in other languages as well.

Dive into Python is probably the most apt title that this document could have been given. The book shows without fuss what a powerful programming language like Python and a few lines of code could achieve. This book is pure concentrated learning. If you want to advocate Python, make someone read this book.