Python: Who to Follow, What to Read and Where to Ask 
Tags: python, resources
Published: 2019-06-04 18:15:02

> Updates:
> 
> - 05-21-2019: [Blogs](#Blogs), [Podcasts](#Podcasts).

As a self-taught Python Developer and a newbie myself, I think that one of the most important things when starting is to surround ourselves with all things Python related. We can [read Blogs](#Blogs), follow [developers on Twitter](#Twitter) and try to contribute to their projects on GitHub. We can also subscribe to the different [mailing lists](#Weekly-Mailing-Lists) that exist, and of course, to the many [YouTube channels](#YouTube) that put online and free of charge millions of hours of content so we can just keep getting better and better at Python.

In this post, I want to share some of the "assets" that I have collected to this point.

## Awesome Python

- [Awesome Python](https://awesome-python.com/)
  
  > A curated list of awesome Python frameworks, libraries, software and resources.

- [Python LibHunt](https://python.libhunt.com/)
  
  > Your go-to Python Toolbox.

## Blogs

- [Real Python](https://realpython.com/)
  
  > The realpython.com tutorial team is known for making the highest-quality Python tutorials available online.

- [Miguel Grinberg](https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/index) (Here you can find the [Flask Mega Tutorial](https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world). I used it myself as a starting point to build this site.)
  
  > I spent some of my spare time in the last month or so writing a tiny blog engine, and I really like how it came out.

- [ Jahongir Rahmonov](http://rahmonov.me/)
  
  > I write about Python, Django, AngularJS and sometimes something non-technical.

- [simple is better than complex ](https://simpleisbetterthancomplex.com/)
  
  > Stories about Python, Django and Web Development.

- [Full Stack Python](https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog.html)
  
  > Now you want to take your initial Python knowledge and make something real, like a web application to show off to friends or sell as a service to customers. That's where Full Stack Python comes in. You have come to the right place to learn everything you need to create, deploy and operate Python-powered applications.

- [Diajngo Stars](https://djangostars.com/blog/)
  
  > In a blog we tell how to develop and grow sustainable and scalable Fintech, Taxi&Transportation and Booking products. We also answer customers' most common questions and cover useful topics. 

- [The Invent with Python Blog](https://inventwithpython.com/blog/)
  
  > Learning to program makes you a smarter and more capable human being. Computers are not only the most common tool we encounter in our day-to-day lives, but also the most powerful. Even if your plans don't include becoming a software engineer writing code for the next Mars mission, you can find value in learning to code.

- [OVERIQ](https://overiq.com/blog/) ([Here](https://overiq.com/), you can also find coruses on Python, Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy and C)
  
  > I'm a simple coder who have a knack with computer languages. My aim is to educate every one with the best of the language knowledge which is not easily available anywhere else in the Internet world.

- [The Mouse vs the Python](https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/)
  
  > My name is Mike Driscoll. I am a computer programmer by trade and use Python almost exclusively to make my living. 

- [Snarky](https://snarky.ca/)
  
  > Python core developer. Dev lead for the Python extension for VS Code. Tall, snarky Canadian.

- [Python for the Lab](https://www.pythonforthelab.com/blog/)
  
  > Python For The Lab is a collection of resources to help you start using Python for developing solutions in your lab.

- [Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings](http://lucumr.pocoo.org/)
  
  > My name is Armin Ronacher and I'm a passionate developer interested in web development, graphics, realtime rendering and tons of other stuff. I am one of the founding members of the Pocoo Team and lead developer on a couple of popular Python projects.

- [The Python Guru](https://thepythonguru.com/blog/)
  
  > Become a better python developer

- [Practical Business Python](http://pbpython.com/)
  
  > Taking care of business, one python script at a time.

- [Cool Python Codes](https://coolpythoncodes.com/)
  
  > Code, The Revolution.

- [All your Base are Belong to Us](https://allofyourbases.com/)
  
  > Physics. Data Science. General Geekery.

- [PyDanny](https://www.pydanny.com/)
  
  > Hi, I'm Daniel Roy Greenfeld, and welcome to my blog. I write about Python, Django, and much more. 

- [Python Tips](https://pythontips.com/)
  
  > Your daily dose of bite sized python tips

- [PyBites](https://pybit.es/pages/articles.html)
  
  > A Community that Masters Python through Code Challenges

- [Stack Abuse](https://stackabuse.com/tag/python/)

- [Sagar Giri](https://girisagar46.github.io/)

- [Pran Sukh](https://pransukh.blogspot.com/)

## Weekly Mailing Lists

- [Python Mailing Lists and Newsgroups](https://www.python.org/community/lists/)
  
  > Here's an overview of the mail and news resources for python.

- [Import Python](https://importpython.com/newsletter/)
  
  > Insightful Articles, Tutorials, Projects, Videos, Tweets delivered in your inbox.

- [PyCoders Weekly](https://pycoders.com/)
  
  > A free weekly e-mail newsletter, on Fridays, for those interested in python development and various topics around python.

- [Python Weekly](https://www.pythonweekly.com/)
  
  > A free weekly newsletter featuring curated news, articles, new releases, jobs etc related to Python.

- [Django Mailing Lists](https://www.djangoproject.com/)
  
  > Subscribe to one of our mailing lists to stay up to date with everything in the Django community

## Twitter

- [Guido van Rossum](https://twitter.com/gvanrossum)
  
  > Python's creator and emeritus BDFL. Working at Dropbox. Computer History Museum Fellow.

- [Dan Bader](https://twitter.com/dbader_org)
  
  > Full-stack Pythonista & Python Coach. Write Clean + Pythonic code with my free tutorials: https://dbader.org/get-pythonic  🐍Previously: Lead Dev at Mobify.

- [David Beazley](https://twitter.com/dabeaz)
  
  > Author of the Python Essential Reference and Python Cookbook. I tweet deep thoughts about code, bikes, kids, and stuff. 

- [Corey Schafer](https://twitter.com/CoreyMSchafer)
  
  > Developer and Designer who enjoys woodworking, kayaking, astronomy, and building stuff.

- [Adrian Holovaty](https://twitter.com/adrianholovaty)
  
  > Web developer, cocreator of @djangoproject, poster of YouTube guitar videos. Currently building @soundslice.

- [Miguel Grinberg](https://twitter.com/miguelgrinberg)
  
  > I write software. And from time to time, I write or speak about writing software.

- [Harrison Kinsley](https://twitter.com/Sentdex)
  
  > I like to build things. Programming is neat. INTJ https://hkinsley.com , https://pythonprogramming.net , http://sentdex.com.

- [Al Sweigart](https://twitter.com/AlSweigart)
  
  > Author of programming books. I use Python 4.2.

- [Michael Kennedy](https://twitter.com/mkennedy)
  
  > A Python and MongoDB enthusiast, and an entrepreneur. Host of @TalkPython and @PythonBytes, founder of Talk Python Training. Python Software Foundation Fellow.

- [Python Software](https://twitter.com/ThePSF)
  
  > The Python Software Foundation. For help with Python code, see comp.lang.python.

- [Python Insider](https://twitter.com/PythonInsider)
  
  > The Python core development team.

- [Anaconda](https://twitter.com/anacondainc)
  
  > Anaconda is the world’s most popular and trusted #Python #DataScience platform, with over 6M users. We help people change the world.

- [Project Jupyter](https://twitter.com/ProjectJupyter)
  
  > Multi-language interactive computing environments. The future home of the IPython notebook and related projects (same folks, same code, new name, new repos).

- [IPython Developers](https://twitter.com/IPythonDev)
  
  > Interactive Python tools. Please, Internet, it is IPython (or ipython), not iPython. Notebook and other language-agnostic parts are moving to @ProjectJupyter.

- [Django](https://twitter.com/djangoproject)
  
  > A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Tweets by Django Software Foundation and @jezdez.

- [Real Python](https://twitter.com/realpython)
  
  > Python developer resources: #Python news, tutorials, code examples, snippets, articles, and more!

- [Daily Python Tip](https://twitter.com/python_tip)
  
  > One #python tip per day. Do you have any? Send it to http://bit.ly/pythontip . Edited by @karlafej, @simecek, @pybites and... you?

- [Pybites](https://twitter.com/pybites)
  
  > Python code Challenges, Articles and News.

- [Python Trending](https://twitter.com/pythontrending)
  
  > trending Python repositories on GitHub.

- [Import Python](https://twitter.com/importpython)
  
  > Python Newsletter https://clicktracker.in/VkXRR7Po  keeps you updated on what's happening in the world of Python.

- [Full Stack Python](https://twitter.com/fullstackpython)
  
  > Tweets links to great #Python tutorials. Creating http://fullstackpython.com , http://bit.ly/deploy-python  & http://bit.ly/python-entrepreneurs …. Run by @mattmakai 😎

- [Python Hub](https://twitter.com/PythonHub)
  
  > News & links about Python programming.

- [Get Python](https://twitter.com/getpy)
  
  > Tweets for Python enthusiasts - by @originalankur.

- [Python Weekly](https://twitter.com/PythonWeekly)
  
  > Python Weekly is a free weekly newsletter, which features curated news, articles, new releases, tools and libraries, events, jobs etc related to Python.

- [Python StackOverflow](https://twitter.com/PythonStack)
  
  > StackOverflow feed of Python questions matching certain criteria.

- [Scientific Python](https://twitter.com/SciPyTip)
  
  > Tweets about SciPy (Scientific Python) and related topics from @JohnDCook.

- [Pycoders Weekly](https://twitter.com/pycoders)
  
  > Your weekly dose of all things Python! Python tweets by @mgrouchy and @myusuf3.

- [Boostlog - Python](https://twitter.com/BoostLog_Python)
  
  > A blogging platform developers. Here will introduce the Python article posted on #Boostlog.

- [Python Cheatsheet](https://twitter.com/pyCheatsheet) 🤭
  
  > Python cheat sheet and Articles for Beginner and Advanced Developers.

## Podcasts

- [Python Bytes](https://twitter.com/pythonbytes)
  
  > Python Headlines delivered directly to your earbuds.

- [Talk Python To Me](https://talkpython.fm/)
  
  > A podcast on Python and related technologies.

- [The Python Podcast._ init _](https://www.pythonpodcast.com/)
  
  > Each interview explores the motivations, challenges, and experiences behind the software that you use every day.

- [Test & Code - Software Testing, Developtment, Python](https://testandcode.com/)
  
  > A Podcast about Software Testing, Software Development, and Python

- [Django Chat](https://djangochat.com/)
  
  > A weekly *podcast* on the *Django* Web Framework. Build websites with *Python*!

- [Friday Afternoon Deploy: A Developer Podcast](https://friday.hirelofty.com/)
  
  > Python and Django, Ruby on Rails, Golang.

## YouTube

This list is going to be short, just my favorites. If you want a realy complete one, check [The Ultimate List of Python YouTube Channels](https://realpython.com/python-youtube-channels/) from [Real Python](https://realpython.com/).

- [Coding Tech](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxCXg-UvSnTKPOzLH4wJaQ)
  
  > Coding Tech partners with the tech conferences around the world that provided Coding Tech with their EXPLICIT permissions to republish videos on this channel.

- [Corey Schafer](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g)
  
  > This channel is focused on creating tutorials and walkthroughs for software developers, programmers, and engineers. 

- [Pretty Printed](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-QDfvrRIDB6F0bIO4I4HkQ)
  
  >  I'm Anthony. I make programming videos.

- [Socratica](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW6TXMZ5Pq6yL6_k5NZ2e0Q)
  
  > Socratica makes high-quality educational videos on math and science. New videos every week! 

- [Sebastiaan Mathôt](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6HfeAa0vWeSWS6IcNAjZ2A)
  
  > A mix of videos about programming in Python and OpenSesame, and psychology-related topics.

- [sentdex](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzlCWGWYyIQ0aLC5w48gBQ)
  
  > Python Programming tutorials, going further than just the basics. Learn about machine learning, finance, data analysis, robotics, web development, game development and more.

## Questions

- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/)
  
  > Each month, over 50 million developers come to Stack Overflow to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

- [Quora](https://www.quora.com/)
  
  > A place to share knowledge and better understand the world.

- [Python Community Forums](https://www.python.org/community/forums/)
  
  > If you're looking for a forum in your native language, please check out the local user groups page at the Python Wiki.

- [r/python](https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/)
  
  > News about the dynamic, interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language Python.

- [r/pythontips](https://www.reddit.com/r/pythontips/)
  
  > A place to get a quick fix of python tips and tricks to make you a better Pythonista.

- [r/learnpython](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/)
  
  > Subreddit for posting content, questions, and asking for general advice about learning the Python programming language.

- [r/django](https://www.reddit.com/r/django/)
  
  > Django subreddit

- [r/djangolearning](https://www.reddit.com/r/djangolearning/)
  
  > A group dedicated to learning Django, a Python web framework.

- [r/flask](https://www.reddit.com/r/flask/)
  
  > Flask is a Python micro-framework for web development. Flask is easy to get started and a great way to build web sites and web applications.

## Conclusion

Just two things: First, _we have no excuse_. And second, for all the people who try to put quality content online, for the ones that do it in their spare time and for free: subscribe to their channels, give them thumbs up even before you finish to watch their videos (so you don't forget later). If you read an article you liked, share it and disable your ad-blocker for their site. Support Them.

As always, if you think something is missing, leave a comment and I will update the post later.

Have a nice day, and eat what makes you happy!