[fohlin]

I would instead suggest the subsequent "Think Python - How to Think Like a Computer Scientist" by Downey: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html

[mcescalante]

Allen Downey also has some awesome other work, and his Bayesian statistics made simple talk at PyCon was a good one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_sIDLVisvA)