I think Radon (https://github.com/rubik/radon/) is a good example of clean code. It's quite a small project, but it also gets right all the setup chore (like setup.py, testing, coverage, travis integration, etc.) which a beginner may find interesting.
Also, I second all the suggestions about Kenneth Reitz code, it's wonderful!
Also, I second all the suggestions about Kenneth Reitz code, it's wonderful!