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.

The Python math Module: Everything You Need to Know

The Python math Module: Everything You Need to Know

Mar 23, 2020 intermediate python

Python Scope & the LEGB Rule: Resolving Names in Your Code

Python Scope & the LEGB Rule: Resolving Names in Your Code

Mar 18, 2020 intermediate python

How to Do a Binary Search in Python

How to Do a Binary Search in Python

Mar 16, 2020 intermediate python

Using the Python defaultdict Type for Handling Missing Keys

Using the Python defaultdict Type for Handling Missing Keys

Mar 11, 2020 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Defining Your Own Python Function

Mar 09, 2020 basics python

Alexa Python Development: Build and Deploy an Alexa Skill

Alexa Python Development: Build and Deploy an Alexa Skill

Mar 04, 2020 advanced python

How to Implement a Python Stack

How to Implement a Python Stack

Mar 03, 2020 basics python

Python Bindings: Calling C or C++ From Python

Python Bindings: Calling C or C++ From Python

Mar 02, 2020 advanced python tools

The Beginner's Guide to Python Turtle

The Beginner's Guide to Python Turtle

Feb 26, 2020 basics python

Null in Python: Understanding Python's NoneType Object

Null in Python: Understanding Python's NoneType Object

Feb 19, 2020 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

A Guide to the Newer Python String Format Techniques

Feb 17, 2020 basics python

Playing and Recording Sound in Python

Playing and Recording Sound in Python

Feb 11, 2020 basics python

Implementing an Interface in Python

Implementing an Interface in Python

Feb 10, 2020 advanced python

Introduction to Python 3

Sets in Python

Feb 04, 2020 basics python

Python Pit Stop

Python '!=' Is Not 'is not': Comparing Objects in Python

Jan 29, 2020 best-practices intermediate python

Python Best Practices Artwork

Python Modules and Packages: An Introduction

Jan 28, 2020 basics python

Python GUI Programming With Tkinter

Python GUI Programming With Tkinter

Jan 22, 2020 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Basic Data Types in Python

Jan 21, 2020 basics python

Arcade: A Primer on the Python Game Framework

Arcade: A Primer on the Python Game Framework

Jan 15, 2020 intermediate python

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

Jan 14, 2020 best-practices intermediate python

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

Jan 07, 2020 intermediate python

How to Use sorted() and sort() in Python

Sorting Data With Python

Dec 31, 2019 basics python

Python Timer Functions: Three Ways to Monitor Your Code

Python Timer Functions: Three Ways to Monitor Your Code

Dec 30, 2019 intermediate python

How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python

Python Dictionary Iteration: Advanced Tips & Tricks

Dec 24, 2019 intermediate python

Documenting Python Code Guide

Documenting Python Code: A Complete Guide

Dec 17, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Variables in Python

Dec 10, 2019 basics python

MicroPython: An Introduction to Programming Hardware in Python

MicroPython: An Intro to Programming Hardware in Python

Dec 09, 2019 intermediate python

Python Descriptors: An Introduction

Python Descriptors: An Introduction

Nov 27, 2019 intermediate python

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Nov 26, 2019 basics python

Invalid Syntax in Python: Common Reasons for SyntaxError

Invalid Syntax in Python: Common Reasons for SyntaxError

Nov 20, 2019 basics python

Pandas GroupBy: Your Guide to Grouping Data in Python

Pandas GroupBy: Your Guide to Grouping Data in Python

Nov 18, 2019 data-science intermediate python

Getting Started With Python IDLE

Getting Started With Python IDLE

Nov 13, 2019 basics python

Core Python Tutorials Artwork

Thinking Recursively in Python

Nov 12, 2019 intermediate python

When to Use a List Comprehension in Python

When to Use a List Comprehension in Python

Nov 06, 2019 basics python

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Nov 05, 2019 intermediate python

Arduino With Python: How to Get Started

Arduino With Python: How to Get Started

intermediate python

Python sleep(): How to Add Time Delays to Your Code

Python sleep(): How to Add Time Delays to Your Code

intermediate python

Python's range() Function

The Python range() Function

basics python

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

intermediate python

Building a Python C Extension Module

Building a Python C Extension Module

advanced python

Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

basics python

Core Python Tutorials Artwork

Strings and Character Data in Python

basics python

How to Use Generators and Yield in Python

How to Use Generators and yield in Python

intermediate python

Getting Started With Async Features in Python

Getting Started With Async Features in Python

intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

How to Convert a Python String to int

basics python

Python Development Tools Artwork

Python Debugging With pdb

intermediate python tools

Python vs C++: Selecting the Right Tool for the Job

Python vs C++: Selecting the Right Tool for the Job

intermediate python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

best-practices intermediate python