Core Python Language Tutorials
This page features all of our “pure Python” tutorials that focus on the core language features.
What is Python?
Python, named after the British comedy group Monty Python, is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Its flexibility allows it to do many things, both big and small. Python can be used to write simple programs, but it also possesses the full power required to create complex, large-scale enterprise solutions. Some of the ways in which Python is used includes:
- Desktop graphical application development, including games;
- Mathematical and scientific analysis of data; and
- Web and internet development.
Python’s presence in the world of computer programming can be found everywhere. For example, Python is used in some of the largest internet sites on earth - like Reddit, Dropbox, and Youtube, to name a few. The popular Python web framework Django powers both Instagram and Pinterest. LucasFilms’s award winning visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, uses Python to make help make their magic come to life.
It’s easy to forget just how powerful Python is because it’s so easy to learn.
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Python Generators 101
Jun 16, 2020 intermediate python
Create and Modify PDF Files in Python
May 25, 2020 intermediate python
Python vs JavaScript for Pythonistas
May 18, 2020 front-end intermediate python
Structuring a Python Application
Apr 28, 2020 basics best-practices python
Effective Python Testing With Pytest
Apr 20, 2020 intermediate python testing
Sorting Algorithms in Python
Apr 15, 2020 intermediate python
Arduino With Python: How to Get Started
Apr 07, 2020 intermediate python
Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction
Apr 01, 2020 intermediate python
How to Do a Binary Search in Python
Mar 16, 2020 intermediate python
Python args and kwargs: Demystified
Jan 07, 2020 intermediate python
