General Documentation

Additional References

Biased towards Python, but see the strong vs. weak section at the end: http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_java_side-by-side.html
side by side attempt to point out equivalents and differences: http://www.razorvine.net/python/PythonComparedToJava
dive into Python: http://www.diveintopython.org/
Wing IDE (not free): http://www.wingware.com/products
Python plugin for Eclipse: http://pydev.sourceforge.net/
pycrust - enhanced shell, with some completion