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.

Unicode & Character Encodings in Python: A Painless Guide

Unicode in Python: Working With Character Encodings

Jun 30, 2020 advanced best-practices python

Python's reduce(): From Functional to Pythonic Style

Python's reduce(): From Functional to Pythonic Style

Jun 29, 2020 best-practices intermediate python

The Python heapq Module: Using Heaps and Priority Queues

The Python heapq Module: Using Heaps and Priority Queues

Jun 24, 2020 intermediate python

How to Use Generators and Yield in Python

Python Generators 101

Jun 16, 2020 intermediate python

Python Keywords: An Introduction

Python Keywords: An Introduction

Jun 15, 2020 basics python

Understanding the Python Traceback

Getting the Most Out of a Python Traceback

Jun 09, 2020 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Regular Expressions: Regexes in Python (Part 2)

Jun 03, 2020 basics python

Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

Parallel Iteration With Python's zip() Function

Jun 02, 2020 basics python

Build Physical Projects With Python on the Raspberry Pi

Build Physical Projects With Python on the Raspberry Pi

Jun 01, 2020 intermediate projects python

Creating and Modifying PDF Files in Python

Create and Modify PDF Files in Python

May 25, 2020 intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

Convert a Python String to int

May 19, 2020 basics python

Python vs JavaScript for Pythonistas

Python vs JavaScript for Pythonistas

May 18, 2020 front-end intermediate python

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

intermediate python

How to Make an Instagram Bot With Python and InstaPy

How to Make an Instagram Bot With Python and InstaPy

intermediate projects python

Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction

Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction

intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

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

best-practices intermediate python

Python Pit Stop

How to Use any() in Python

basics python

The Python math Module: Everything You Need to Know

The Python math Module: Everything You Need to Know

intermediate python

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

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

intermediate python

How to Do a Binary Search in Python

How to Do a Binary Search in Python

intermediate python

Using the Python defaultdict Type for Handling Missing Keys

Using the Python defaultdict Type for Handling Missing Keys

basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Defining Your Own Python Function

basics python

Alexa Python Development: Build and Deploy an Alexa Skill

Alexa Python Development: Build and Deploy an Alexa Skill

advanced python

How to Implement a Python Stack

How to Implement a Python Stack

basics python

Python Bindings: Calling C or C++ From Python

Python Bindings: Calling C or C++ From Python

advanced python tools

The Beginner's Guide to Python Turtle

The Beginner's Guide to Python Turtle

basics python

Null in Python: Understanding Python's NoneType Object

Null in Python: Understanding Python's NoneType Object

basics python

Introduction to Python 3

A Guide to the Newer Python String Format Techniques

basics python

Playing and Recording Sound in Python

Playing and Recording Sound in Python

basics python

Implementing an Interface in Python

Implementing an Interface in Python

advanced python

Introduction to Python 3

Sets in Python

basics python

Python Pit Stop

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

best-practices intermediate python

Python Best Practices Artwork

Python Modules and Packages: An Introduction

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