Yasoob Khalid is a developer and writer best known for the free, open-source book Intermediate Python and his project-driven follow-up, Practical Python Projects. His articles and books have reached 5+ million readers across 189+ countries, and his blog remains a go-to place for clear, practical Python insights. By day, Yasoob works on Azure Cloud Networking at Microsoft, and by night he continues to publish tutorials, notes, and experiments that demystify real-world Python for learners at every level. He’s also the author behind the long-running Python Tips site and newsletter, where he focuses on approachable explanations and hands-on examples.
187 Articles from this blog
A tutorial on setting up a headless interface for a Raspberry Pi 3 using a CP2102 USB to UART converter.
A guide to manually configure a Raspberry Pi to connect to the eduroam university WiFi network using wpa_supplicant.
A personal review and analysis of the 'Revolution OS' film, exploring the history and impact of the GNU project and the Free & Open Source Software movement.
A student shares a portfolio of their university art projects, including generative code art, a metadata website, and social commentary pieces.
A programmer's personal about page highlighting his book, articles, work at Microsoft, and contact information.
The author announces a new personal blog for general life musings and non-Python content, separate from their Python-focused site.
Explains why pow() is slower than ** in Python using the dis module and introduces the concept of constant folding.
The article critiques modern education for focusing on rote memorization of formulas over intuitive understanding, using examples from math and science.
A research project using Wi-Fi signals to estimate smartphone proximity, aiming to help identify potential perpetrators in assault cases.
A blog post discussing email security, privacy, and SMTP features, based on a university talk given by the author.
A blog post reviewing a video presentation by Rob Pike on the history and development of the Unix operating system at Bell Labs.
A personal reflection on the importance of digital privacy, arguing it's a fundamental right and suggesting alternatives to major tech services.
A technical tutorial on creating Python scripts with Scapy to send and sniff fake WiFi beacon frames for network testing.
Author announces 'Practical Python Projects' book, designed to teach intermediate Python through 15+ real-world, portfolio-ready projects.
A tutorial on building an SMS bot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup using Twilio, Heroku, and Flask to provide match updates.
A tutorial on web scraping basics using Python's lxml library and XPaths, demonstrated by extracting data from Steam.
A video introduction to 14 of the most famous and favorite Python libraries and frameworks, including requests, Django, and NumPy.
Explains Python variable scopes with code examples, focusing on common errors when using local and global variables.
A technical guide on reverse engineering the Facebook API to download private videos using Python and browser analysis.
A technical guide on reverse engineering Facebook to create a tool for downloading public videos by analyzing network requests.
