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uv Livestream with Michael Kennedy
An in-depth look at the uv package manager, why it is so popular, and how to use it today.
DjangoCon US 2025 Recap
Thoughts on a fun week in Chicago, favorite talks, sprints, and more.
Django for AI: My DjangoCon US 2025 Conference Talk
A written guide to my DjangoCon US talk on deploying machine learning models with Django.
An Insider's Guide to DjangoCon US 2025
Tips on having the best conference experience.
Talk Python: Celebrating Django's 20th Birthday With Its Creators
Recording a recent podcast appearance with Simon Willison, Adrian Holovaty, Will Vincent, Jeff Triplet, and Thibaud Colas.
Best Python Books (2025)
An up-to-date list of the best books for learning Python.
EuroPython 2025 in Prague Recap
A week behind the booth, around the city, and soaking up the European Python vibes.
AI Thoughts in 2025
What is AI/ML and how is it changing our world right now.
PyCon US 2025 Recap
Reflections on attending the conference in Pittsburgh.
What's Happening in Developer Tools? (OpenAI Just Bought Windsurf for $3B)
An analysis of the current AI-powered text editor space and predictions for the future.
Vibe Recap of DjangoCon Europe 2025
Reflections on attending the conference in Dublin, Ireland.
Django for Data Science @ Boston Python Meetup
Presenting my DjangoCon Europe keynote talk to the Boston Python Meetup.
Django for APIs (Fifth Edition)
Announcing the release of Django for APIs, covering Django REST Framework and more.
Averaging Our Way to AGI
Evaluating LLMs on the path to true artificial intelligence.
Thoughts on the Treasurer Role at Tech NonProfits
Recapping my years as Django Software Foundation Treasurer.
DjangoCon US 2024 Recap
Thoughts and links from this year's DjangoCon US conference in Durham, NC.
Best Flask Books (2024)
List of current books and course on the Flask Python web framework.
Django User Model talk at Django Boston Meetup
A link to the slides and thoughts on improvements for next team on this topic.
Django for Beginners 4.2 Update
What's new in the book
Python 3 Installation & Setup Guide
How to install Python on Windows/macOS/Linux/Chromebook
How Django Works Behind the Scenes
On the Django community, organizations, and people behind the Django web framework.
Best Python Podcasts
An up-to-date list of Python programming podcasts.
DjangoChat Podcast
Launching a new podcast with Carlton Gibson focused on Django.
Best Online Python Video Tutorials (2019)
An up-to-date list of online Python video tutorials.
Best Online Django Video Tutorials (2019)
An up-to-date list of online Django video tutorials.
Talk Python Podcast Interview - Teaching Django
An interview with Michael Kennedy on learning and teaching Django.
Python Web Frameworks
Web frameworks make life much easier when building robust, scalable web applications. Why reinvent the wheel and build everything from scratch yourself? They are used by everyone from small startups...
Python *args and **kwargs
Python has a special syntax, * (single asterisk) and ** (double asterisks), that lets you pass a variable number of arguments to a function. By convention, these are written as...
Podcast.__init__ Interview - The Business of Technical Authoring
An interview with Tobias Macey on learning and teaching Django.
Thoughts on Publishing a Technical Book (Part 2)
An update 6 months and one more book later on what I've learned.
Introducing DjangoX - A new starter framework for Django
Djangox helps developers launch new Django projects quickly with a complete user authentication flow, custom user model, social authentication options, and more.
Django Rest Framework - Changing Field Names with Source
Learn how to change a model field name in your serializer using source.
Thoughts on Publishing a Technical Book (Part 1)
What I've learned writing and self-publishing a book on web development with Django.
Python 2 vs Python 3: Which to Learn?
If you’re new to Python perhaps you’ve heard there are two major versions out in the wild: Python 2 and Python 3. So which should you learn and why is...
Python's greatest common divisor
The Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) is the largest integer that evenly divides two numbers. For example:
Python Tuple Unpacking
Consider the following Python code. What is the output?
Python Optimizations with Guido
Within the Python docs essays section is a wonderful article by Guido van Rossum on optimizing code with Python. You should read the whole thing but I’m highlighting the bits...
Python zip()
A short tutorial on Python's built-in zip() and longest_zip() functions.
Algorithms: Simple Search
Imagine you are visiting your friend Guido’s house and he asks you to find his favorite book from the Harry Potter series, “The Prisoner of Azkaban.” How would you do...
Python WAT!? Out of Range Slices
Python’s slice notation is straightforward enough, but it does have some strange edge cases.
Python WAT!? Integer Cache
Check out the following Python code:
Python's Built-in Help Function
Python has a built-in help function help() that provides an interactive guide to the official Python documentation. Even though I’ve been programming in Python for years, I only just started...
Algorithms: Binary Search
Binary search is typically one of the first algorithms taught to CS students. It is very powerful, prevalent, and yet one of the easier-to-understand algorithms. With binary search, even if...
Python Lambda Expressions
In Python, lambda is a fancy way to define a small anonymous function inline. You never have to use lambda expressions, but they can make your code more concise in...
Python Pass Statement
In Python programming, pass is a null statement typically used as a placeholder. In contrast to a comment statement which is ignored by the Python interpreter, a pass statement is...
Python List Comprehensions Tutorial
List comprehensions in Python are a great feature but also a little hard to wrap your head around at first. Basically a list comprehension is a one line for loop...
Simple Django Project
Django is commonly referred to as a “batteries included” framework that provides far more functionality than you will use in any given Web project. As a result, if you are...
Install Django, Python3, pip, virtualenv, and virtualenvwrapper
Setting up your computer for web development is tricky, even for a professional programmer. As a beginner, it’s likely you’ve had trouble along the way.
Cactus Static Site Generator
Static site generators combine the best of both worlds: a local server lets you use templates to easily manage the design and content on your site but ultimately all you...
Format Phone Numbers in Django
tl;dr Use a custom Django template filter.