Chris is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a programmer and data analyst, working in banking, marketing and environmental science. He creates music under the name Tripnet. Chris lives in Colorado with his wife and two dogs.

Tutorials by Christopher:

• Arduino With Python: How to Get Started (Course)
• Make a 2D Side-Scroller Game With PyGame (Course)
• Python Modules and Packages: An Introduction (Course)
• Cool New Features in Python 3.8 (Course)
• Python Type Checking (Course)
• Strings and Character Data in Python (Course)
• Lists and Tuples in Python (Course)
• Interactive Data Visualization in Python With Bokeh (Course)
• Python Decorators 101 (Course)
• Making HTTP Requests With Python (Course)
• Python 3's f-Strings: An Improved String Formatting Syntax (Course)

Tutorials Christopher Contributed to:

• The Real Python Podcast Is Here!
• PyGame: A Primer on Game Programming in Python
• Navigating Namespaces and Scope in Python (Course)
• Dictionaries and Arrays: Selecting the Ideal Data Structure (Course)
• Creating PyQt Layouts for GUI Applications (Course)
• Python Modulo: Using the % Operator (Course)
• Plot With Pandas: Python Data Visualization Basics (Course)
• Evaluate Expressions Dynamically With Python eval() (Course)
• Introduction to Sorting Algorithms in Python (Course)
• Building HTTP APIs With Django REST Framework (Course)
• Django Admin Customization (Course)
• Serializing Objects With the Python pickle Module (Course)
• Python Turtle for Beginners (Course)
• Speed Up Python With Concurrency (Course)
• How Python Manages Memory (Course)
• Formatting Python Strings (Course)
• Regular Expressions and Building Regexes in Python (Course)
• Handling Missing Keys With the Python defaultdict Type (Course)
• Simulating Real-World Processes in Python With SimPy (Course)
• Creating a Binary Search in Python (Course)
• Getting Started With MicroPython (Course)
• Web Scraping With Beautiful Soup and Python (Course)
• Cool New Features in Python 3.9 (Course)
• Using Google Login With Flask (Course)
• Working With Linked Lists in Python (Course)
• Command Line Interfaces in Python (Course)
• Exploring HTTPS and Cryptography in Python (Course)
• Editing Excel Spreadsheets in Python With openpyxl (Course)
• Django Redirects (Course)
• Identify Invalid Python Syntax (Course)
• Practical Recipes for Working With Files in Python (Course)
• Python's None: Null in Python (Course)
• Mastering Python's Built-in time Module (Course)
• Grow Your Python Portfolio With 13 Intermediate Project Ideas (Course)
• Pointers and Objects in Python (Course)
• Unicode in Python: Working With Character Encodings (Course)
• Creating a Discord Bot in Python (Course)
• Python Generators 101 (Course)
• Getting the Most Out of a Python Traceback (Course)
• Parallel Iteration With Python's zip() Function (Course)
• A Beginner's Guide to Pip (Course)
• Convert a Python String to int (Course)
• Improve Your Tests With the Python Mock Object Library (Course)
• The Python print() Function: Go Beyond the Basics (Course)
• Structuring a Python Application (Course)
• Python Coding Interviews: Tips & Best Practices (Course)
• Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide (Course)
• Comparing Python Objects the Right Way: "is" vs "==" (Course)
• Using NumPy's np.arange() Effectively (Course)
• Defining Main Functions in Python (Course)
• How to Implement a Python Stack (Course)
• How to Work With a PDF in Python (Course)
• Playing and Recording Sound in Python (Course)
• Sets in Python (Course)
• Basic Data Types in Python (Course)
• Supercharge Your Classes With Python super() (Course)
• Python args and kwargs: Demystified (Course)