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Learn From 2024’s Most Popular Python Tutorials and Courses Revisit your favorite Real Python tutorials and courses from 2024. You can explore various topics, from mastering Python basics to creating innovative projects and optimizing your workflow. It’s been an exciting year of learning, and there’s something for everyone to build upon in 2025. REAL PYTHON

DuckDB and Python: Ducks and Snakes Living Together Talk Python to Me interviews Alex Monahan who works on documentation, tutorials, and training at DuckDB Labs. They discuss the surge in popularity of DuckDB amongst Python programmers and details of how the database works. KENNEDY & MONAHAN podcast

Cowboy Debugging Python Memory Leaks The objgraph library allows you to capture a birds-eye view of your memory usage. In production it can be combined with a signal to report out. This article teaches you how to use it to help find leaks. RAPHAEL GASCHIGNARD

Effective Python Developer Tooling in December 2024 This post talks about how tooling doesn’t solve all your problems when you code, especially with a team. It outlines some principles to implement, and bad practices to avoid when writing Python. TIM HOPPER

Getting Started Contributing to Django The contributor guide for Django is a hefty beast, but if you think you might want to write help fix bugs or submit a feature, this post has some pointers on how to get started. TIM SCHILLING

Better Python Developer Productivity With RDD REPL Driven Development is an interactive development experience with fast feedback loops. David writes up how his use of IPython has made a difference when he codes. DAVID VUJIC • Shared by David Vujic