- Tue 14 April 2026
- Python
- #education, #electrical-engineering, #learning, #online, #programming, #python, #resources, #teaching
Python is my favorite programming language. There's no doubt about that! I've built a lot of random things with it; everything from helper scripts, to web-scrapers, to websites, and beyond.
I've had some questions, recently about where I get my Python resources, so I thought I'd share some of that goodness...
Podcasts
Everybody's got a podcast.
That's true, but sometimes, that's because there are so many interesting things to discuss. That's especially true in the Python/coding world. There are other Python podcasts, like the Real Python Podcast, but the ones below are some of my favorites. I've listed them before in another blog post, but it's always nice to remind myself about them.
"Python Bytes"
By far, my favorite of the programming-pods, Python Bytes covers the latest news in the Python programming language and the areas of the tech world that Python supports. Everything from web servers to data-science, from embedded Python to the data-center!
Python Bytes is a little on the shorter side; at least when compared with the other podcasts I've listed so far. Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken cover all the latest-and-greatest Python modules and techniques with at least one guest host every week.
"Talk Python to Me"
Another podcast from Michael Kennedy (one of the hosts of the aforementioned Python Bytes) is Talk Python to Me. It's a little longer than its sister podcast, and goes into greater detail in the technology or topic of interest. Michael brings on a variety of fantastic guests, all of which help discuss the latest news.
"Test and Code"
Brian Okken's other podcast, much like Talk Python to Me is a companion podcast to Python Bytes. Brian, the author of "Python Testing with pytest: Simple, Rapid, Effective, and Scalable" covers the intricacies of testing code effectively. Test and Code is a great podcast, and is a little on the shorter side, so it makes for quick listening!
Websites
There are a lot of great resources when it comes to Python on the web, but here's just a few...
There's also plenty of cool projects. I've got to plug my own, but there's some other greats in here, too!
Email Lists
Don't like searching for your information? Want it brought right to you in some form of e-news/letter format. Have you considered email?
"Python Weekly"
This is a great newsletter, one of my favorites. They often have good "how-to" articles, links to online discussions, and they often include some great projects just to show them off! Python Weekly is one of the few email subscriptions I actually read.
"PyCoders Weekly"
Speaking of newsletters I actually read, PyCoders Weekly is another one of my favorites, and I look forward to its weekly delivery. I know I'll see neat projects and see articles that will give me pause to think, or share with a friend or colleague. This is another one of the great news resources for Python.
The Official "PSF Newsletter"
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't at least mention the official PSF Newsletter. Put together by the Python Software Foundation, or PSF, this newsletter comes with interesting information about what's happening in the Python ecosystem. New PEPs, new projects, news, news, news!
Github and Other Resources
What would this list be without an "awesome list"? They've become popular on Github, so I better list the one for Pyton: https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python There's plenty of good stuff in there, so go take a look!
I could go on for days, here, but I've got other things to go do. So that'll do for now.