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1.2. About Real Python

Once you’ve mastered the material in this book, you will have gained
a strong enough foundation that venturing out on your own into more
advanced territory will be a breeze.

What you’ll learn here is based on the first part of the original Real
Python Course initially released in 2012. Over the years, this Python
curriculum has been battle-tested by thousands of Pythonistas, data
scientists, and developers working for companies big and small, in-
cluding Amazon, Red Hat, and Microsoft.

For Python Basics, we’ve thoroughly expanded, refined, and updated
the material so you can build your Python skills quickly and efficiently.

1.2 About Real Python

At Real Python, you’ll learn real-world programming skills from a
community of professional Pythonistas from all around the world.

The realpython.com website launched in 2012 and currently helps
more than three million Python developers each month with books,
programming tutorials, and other in-depth learning resources.

Everyone who worked on this book is a Python practitioner recruited
from the Real Python team with several years of professional experi-
ence in the software industry.

Here’s where you can find Real Python on the Web:

• realpython.com

• @realpython on Twitter
• The Real Python Newsletter

• The Real Python Podcast

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