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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Get a Python Cheat Sheet (PDF) and learn the basics of Python 3, like working with data types, dictionaries, lists, and Python functions:

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

Oct 21, 2019 intermediate python

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

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

Oct 16, 2019 intermediate python

Python's range() Function

The Python range() Function

Oct 15, 2019 basics python

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

Oct 14, 2019 intermediate python

Building a Python C Extension Module

Building a Python C Extension Module

Oct 07, 2019 advanced python

Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

Oct 02, 2019 basics python

Core Python Tutorials Artwork

Strings and Character Data in Python

Oct 01, 2019 basics python

How to Use Generators and Yield in Python

How to Use Generators and yield in Python

Sep 25, 2019 intermediate python

Getting Started With Async Features in Python

Getting Started With Async Features in Python

Sep 23, 2019 intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

How to Convert a Python String to int

Sep 18, 2019 basics python

Python Development Tools Artwork

Python Debugging With pdb

Sep 17, 2019 intermediate python tools

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

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

Sep 11, 2019 intermediate python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Sep 10, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

Python args and kwargs: Demystified

Sep 04, 2019 intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Lists and Tuples in Python

Sep 03, 2019 basics python

How to Use Python lambda Functions

How to Use Python Lambda Functions

Aug 27, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

Your Guide to the CPython Source Code

Your Guide to the CPython Source Code

Aug 21, 2019 advanced python

The Ultimate Guide to Python Print

Your Guide to the Python print() Function

Aug 12, 2019 basics python

Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide

Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide

Aug 07, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

Beginner Tips for Learning Python

11 Beginner Tips for Learning Python

How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python

Dictionaries in Python

Understanding the Python Traceback

Understanding the Python Traceback

Create a Flask Application With Google Login

Create a Flask Application With Google Login

flask intermediate python web-dev

Python Best Practices Artwork

How to Write Pythonic Loops

basics best-practices python

Reading and Writing Files in Python (Guide)

Reading and Writing Files in Python

intermediate python

How to Use the Python or Operator

How to Use the Python or Operator

Core Python Tutorials Artwork

Functional Programming in Python

advanced python

Generating Random Data With Python

Generating Random Data in Python

data-science intermediate python