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.

Intermediate Python

Python Context Managers and the "with" Statement

May 07, 2019 intermediate python

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

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

May 06, 2019 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Conditional Statements in Python (if/elif/else)

Apr 25, 2019 basics python

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Python KeyError Exceptions and How to Handle Them

Apr 24, 2019 basics python

Intermediate Python

Immutability in Python

Apr 18, 2019 intermediate python

Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough

Hands-on Python 3 Concurrency With the asyncio Module

Apr 16, 2019 advanced python

Python String Formatting

Python String Formatting Tips & Best Practices

Apr 11, 2019 basics best-practices python

How to Run Your Python Scripts

Running Python Scripts

Apr 09, 2019 basics python

Working With JSON Data in Python

Working With JSON Data in Python

Mar 28, 2019 intermediate python

OOP in Python 3

Intro to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python

Mar 21, 2019 intermediate python

Python Decorators

Python Decorators 101

Mar 19, 2019 intermediate python

Writing Comments in Python (Guide)

Writing Comments in Python

Mar 08, 2019 basics best-practices python

An Introduction to Python Exceptions

Introduction to Python Exceptions

Mar 05, 2019 basics python

How to Write Beautiful Python Code With PEP 8

Writing Beautiful Pythonic Code With PEP 8

Mar 05, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

F-Strings in Python 3.6

Python 3's f-Strings: An Improved String Formatting Syntax

Mar 05, 2019 basics python

Python Best Practices Artwork

Idiomatic Python 101

Mar 04, 2019 basics best-practices python

13 Project Ideas for Intermediate Python Developers

Pythonic OOP String Conversion: __repr__ vs __str__

Mar 04, 2019 intermediate python

Getting Started With Testing in Python

Test-Driven Development With PyTest

Mar 04, 2019 intermediate python testing

An Introduction to Python Exceptions

Python Exceptions 101

Mar 02, 2019 basics python

Intermediate Python

Emulating switch/case Statements in Python

Mar 02, 2019 intermediate python

Advanced Python

Migrating Applications From Python 2 to Python 3

Mar 02, 2019 advanced python

Intermediate Python

@staticmethod vs @classmethod in Python

Mar 02, 2019 intermediate python

Splitting, Concatenating, and Joining Strings in Python

Splitting, Concatenating, and Joining Strings in Python

Mar 01, 2019 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Mastering While Loops

Mar 01, 2019 basics python

Intermediate Python

Using List Comprehensions Effectively

Mar 01, 2019 intermediate python

Python CSV Parsing

Reading and Writing CSV Files

Mar 01, 2019 data-science intermediate python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Python Imports 101

Mar 01, 2019 basics python

Introduction to Python 3

For Loops in Python (Definite Iteration)

Mar 01, 2019 basics python

Reading and Writing Files in Python (Guide)

Reading and Writing Files in Python (Guide)

Feb 20, 2019 intermediate python

How to Run Your Python Scripts

How to Run Your Python Scripts

Feb 18, 2019 basics python

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

Supercharge Your Classes With Python super()

Feb 12, 2019 best-practices intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Python "for" Loops (Definite Iteration)

Jan 30, 2019 basics python

Working With Files in Python

Working With Files in Python

Jan 21, 2019 basics python

Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough

Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough

Jan 16, 2019 intermediate python

How to Write Beautiful Python Code With PEP 8

How to Write Beautiful Python Code With PEP 8

Dec 19, 2018 best-practices intermediate python

Memory Management in Python

Memory Management in Python

intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Python "while" Loops (Indefinite Iteration)

basics python

Writing Comments in Python (Guide)

Writing Comments in Python (Guide)

basics best-practices python

Python's range() Function

The Python range() Function (Guide)

basics python

How to Round Numbers in Python

How to Round Numbers in Python

best-practices intermediate python

Splitting, Concatenating, and Joining Strings in Python

Splitting, Concatenating, and Joining Strings in Python

basics python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

best-practices intermediate python

The Best Python Books

The Best Python Books

basics intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Conditional Statements in Python

basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Python Program Lexical Structure

basics python

Python Decorators

Primer on Python Decorators

intermediate python

Introduction to Python 3

Sets in Python

basics python

Introduction to Python 3

Dictionaries in Python

basics python