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 how to implement email sending functionality in a Django web application using Gmail's SMTP server.
A student reflects on their positive experience and key learnings from participating in the Google Code-In contest with the FOSSASIA organization.
A technical guide on using Python to scrape public data, including answers to questions, from the European Parliament website.
Argues that Python is the best programming language for scientists to learn, highlighting its community, learning resources, and scientific packages.
A blog owner is seeking guest bloggers to write about Python and related topics due to their busy schedule.
A developer shares a curated list of useful Python tutorials covering topics like memory leaks, Flask APIs, and command-line libraries.
The author is giving away free coupons for a paid Udemy course on Python GUI programming with the Qt framework.
Author announces the free release of their open-source book 'Intermediate Python', designed to guide learners after mastering the basics.
A programmer shares their personal method for learning new programming languages and offers motivation based on their own journey into coding.
A guide to four command-line tools (IPython, Autoenv, Cookie Cutter, Bash Git Prompt) to boost productivity for Python developers.
The Bite Python Newsletter is now an official weekly publication, with a new schedule and homepage.
Explains the benefits of using Python's namedtuple for readable, self-documenting, and efficient code compared to regular tuples.
The author announces a self-published book on Python tips, tricks, and patterns, offering an early sign-up for a reduced price.
A curated list of beginner-friendly Python programming books, ranging from interactive tutorials to comprehensive guides.
A collection of useful Python programming tips and tricks, including enumerate, comprehensions, and debugging techniques.
A monthly review sharing useful Python articles, news about Google Code shutting down, a book recommendation, and a handy shell tip.
A tutorial on using Python and OpenCV to detect and count books in an image, filtering out other objects.
The author asks readers to choose which of his two Python web scraping projects he should write a tutorial about next.
A blogger shares their personal recommendations for the best Python IDEs, including Sublime Text and PyCharm, based on their experience.
A beginner's guide to the Python deque module from collections, explaining its double-ended queue functionality and basic operations.
