realpython/materials

Real Python Materials is a collection of bonus exercises, sample projects, and source code that accompany the Python tutorials on the Real Python website. If you are learning Python through their articles or courses, this repository gives you hands-on materials so you can follow along, practice, and experiment with the code yourself. The bulk of the content is written as Jupyter Notebooks, which are interactive documents that mix explanatory text with runnable Python code. This format is well-suited for learning because you can read a concept, see the code, and execute it step by step without needing to set up a full development environment. The repo is organized to mirror Real Python's tutorials, so when a tutorial covers a topic, you can find the corresponding example code and exercises here. This is primarily for Python learners and self-taught developers who want practical, hands-on practice beyond just reading. A beginner working through a Real Python tutorial on, say, building a web scraper or working with data files can grab the starter code from this repo and build along with the lesson. It is also useful for instructors or team leads who want quality example projects to use when teaching others. The Real Python team maintains it, and contributors follow a specific code style enforced by a tool called Ruff, so the code you encounter is clean and consistent. If you get stuck, the README points you toward Real Python's weekly Office Hours calls and their community chat rather than offering support through GitHub directly. The project is straightforward in its purpose: it exists to be a companion to the tutorials, not a standalone application.