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
An explanation of the 'self' variable in Python classes, covering its purpose and usage with examples.
A beginner's guide to Python socket programming, covering how to create sockets, connect to servers, and send data.
An explanation of *args and **kwargs in Python, showing how to handle variable numbers of arguments in function definitions and calls.
A tutorial on using Python to shorten URLs in bulk by leveraging the unofficial TinyURL API.
A list of 5 recommended Python screencasts covering topics like Django, lambda functions, and dunder methods for developers.
An introduction to Python's Pickle module for serializing and deserializing objects, including basic usage and examples.
A list of 10 Python project ideas to inspire developers, including libraries and tools for imaging, web, and automation.
A guide on packaging, distributing, and publishing Python libraries to the Python Package Index (PyPI).
A tutorial on using Python's sqlite3 library to create, connect to, and manage SQLite databases, including tables and data.
A blogger asks for feedback on two potential ebook topics about Python programming: a beginner's guide or a project-based tutorial.
A list of 10 recommended Python blogs for programmers, including Planet Python, effbot, and Mouse Vs Python.
A list of 20 essential Python libraries for developers, covering web, data science, GUI, and game development.
A guide on making Python code compatible with both Python 2 and 3 using try-except blocks for imports.
An introduction to virtualenv, a tool for creating isolated Python environments to manage library dependencies for different projects.
A tutorial explaining how to handle exceptions in Python using try, except, and finally clauses with practical examples.
A guide showing how to check the installation path and version of Python on both Linux and Windows operating systems.
A guide to Python coding styles, linking to official documentation, PEP-8, Google's guide, and Khan Academy's style guide.
A step-by-step guide for installing Python 2.xx on Windows 7, including setting the PATH environment variable.
A guide to packaging Python scripts using setuptools for distribution on PyPI, including basic setup examples.
Explains how to use Python's dictionary get() method to avoid KeyError exceptions by providing default values.
