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.

Python's eval(): Evaluating Expressions Dynamically

Python eval(): Evaluate Expressions Dynamically

May 11, 2020 intermediate python

The Ultimate Guide to Python Print

The Python print() Function: Go Beyond the Basics

May 05, 2020 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Regular Expressions: Regexes in Python (Part 1)

Apr 29, 2020 basics python

Python Application Layouts and Project Structures

Structuring a Python Application

Apr 28, 2020 basics best-practices python

The Python pickle Module: How to Persist Objects in Python

The Python pickle Module: How to Persist Objects in Python

Apr 27, 2020 intermediate python

Effective Python Testing With Pytest

Effective Python Testing With Pytest

Apr 20, 2020 intermediate python testing

Sorting Algorithms in Python

Sorting Algorithms in Python

Apr 15, 2020 intermediate python

Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide

Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide

Apr 14, 2020 best-practices intermediate python

Arduino With Python: How to Get Started

Arduino With Python: How to Get Started

Apr 07, 2020 intermediate python

How to Make an Instagram Bot With Python and InstaPy

How to Make an Instagram Bot With Python and InstaPy

Apr 06, 2020 intermediate projects python

Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction

Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction

Apr 01, 2020 intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

Comparing Python Objects the Right Way: "is" vs "=="

Mar 31, 2020 best-practices intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

How to Use any() in Python

Mar 30, 2020 basics python

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

basics gui python

Introduction to Python 3

Basic Data Types in Python

basics python

Arcade: A Primer on the Python Game Framework

Arcade: A Primer on the Python Game Framework

intermediate python

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

best-practices intermediate python

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

intermediate python

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

Sorting Data With Python

basics python

Python Timer Functions: Three Ways to Monitor Your Code

Python Timer Functions: Three Ways to Monitor Your Code

intermediate python

How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python

Python Dictionary Iteration: Advanced Tips & Tricks

intermediate python

Documenting Python Code Guide

Documenting Python Code: A Complete Guide

best-practices intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Variables in Python

basics python

MicroPython: An Introduction to Programming Hardware in Python

MicroPython: An Intro to Programming Hardware in Python

intermediate python

Python Descriptors: An Introduction

Python Descriptors: An Introduction

intermediate python

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

basics python

Invalid Syntax in Python: Common Reasons for SyntaxError

Invalid Syntax in Python: Common Reasons for SyntaxError

basics python

Pandas GroupBy: Your Guide to Grouping Data in Python

Pandas GroupBy: Your Guide to Grouping Data in Python

data-science intermediate python

Getting Started With Python IDLE

Getting Started With Python IDLE

basics python

Core Python Tutorials Artwork

Thinking Recursively in Python

intermediate python

When to Use a List Comprehension in Python

When to Use a List Comprehension in Python

basics python

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

intermediate python