All these are neither recent (they are updated though) nor AI related. Here you go :
If you are new to dev, I like "think python"
If you are already into programming, I personally find sifting through organized small code snippets helpful for learning a new language :
https://github.com/jackzhenguo/python-small-examples
https://github.com/satwikkansal/wtfpython/blob/master/README...
https://www.30secondsofcode.org/python/p/1
Finally, "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python" is good for everything configuration, and usage.