My native language is English: I grew up speaking it at home and school, and it’s my preference when reading, writing, and speaking. I studied in US schools through 12 grade, and then got both a bachelor’s degree and a PhD at American universities.  I’ve been writing for years, including ...

Most days, I’m on-site at companies around the world, teaching various Python courses. And by far, the most common question that I get from students is: Once the course is over, how can I keep improving my Python skills? The answer is simple: Practice. Just as you have to practice ...

As you might know, I’m a panelist on the weekly “Freelancers Show” podcast, which talks about the business of freelancing. The good news: The same company that’s behind the Freelancers Show, Devchat.tv, is putting together a weekly podcast about Python, and I’m going to be on that, too! We’ll have ...

If you have been using Python, but don’t quite understand how and when to write and use the language’s object-oriented facilities, then I have good news and bad news: Good news: The new cohort of WPE: Beginner objects starts tomorrow, and includes 15 weekly exercises about classes, objects, instances, methods, ...

When it comes to variables, Python has a well-known search strategy, known by the acronym “LEGB.” Whenever you mention a variable — and by “variable,” I mean a name that could be referencing data, a function, or a class — Python tries to find it in four different places: The ...

I’ve found that many Python developers are confused by object-oriented programming in the language: Newcomers to programming are confused by object-oriented ideas and terminology, whileVeteran programmers are surprised and confused by how Python objects work No matter which camp you’re in, I have good news for you: Weekly Python Exercise ...