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I agree with all the comments which say to just pick one and start hacking around... with that in mind, I think python is quite easy to get started with and powerful enough that you will find yourself going back to it frequently.
Also, there is real work being done in python. Personally, I have been working on python projects for the past 6 months and it looks like I will be continuing on this course for some time.
In the spirit of getting started, let's write your first python programs:
(or ubuntu/debian: sudo apt-get install python)
Then start hacking around:
>>> print 'Hello World!'
Hello World!
>>> x = 4
>>> x
4
>>> x 10
40
Once you have gotten your feet wet you'll want to see what else you can do and there are plenty of great resource on the WWW. I personally learned python by reading through Mark Lutz' Learning Python and doing the exercises*.
What good beginning references have other people used for starting python?
EDIT: formatting
Yep. O'Reilly's has been updated and appears out. Supposedly.
I like books, especially in the early learning stages. Here are some benefits to reading a book :
Some of the above apply to good online resources as well.
I recommend Learning Python by Mark Lutz (O'Reilly) :
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596513984/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311773578&sr=8-2
also : http://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython
I recommend "Learning Python"
to learn the basics of Python.
Then look into one of the plethora of Python web frameworks available. I personally prefer Django and Web.py