There are many terrific Python guides out there. Why should you read this one, instead of the others?

Here are a few reasons:

This guide is practical. I kept the dry theory to an absolute minimum and focus on getting stuff done in the real world instead.

This guide is easy to read. No fancy prose is to be found here. People tell me I explain stuff in simple terms, making it easy to understand for everyone.
This guide covers the whole range of Python users: from absolute beginner to advanced programming.