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About the Authors

At Real Python you’ll learn real-world programming skills from a com-
munity 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 free
programming tutorials and in-depth learning resources.

Everyone who worked on this book is a practitioner with several years
of professional experience in the software industry. Here are the mem-
bers of the Real Python tutorial team who worked on Python Basics:

David Amos is the content technical lead for Real Python. After leav-
ing academia in 2015, David worked in various technical positions as
a programmer and data scientist. In 2019, David joined Real Python
full time to pursue his passion for education. He lead the charge on
rewriting and updating the Python Basics curriculum to Python 3.

Dan Bader is the owner and editor in chief of Real Python and the
main developer of the realpython.com learning platform. Dan has
been writing code for more than twenty years and holds a master’s
degree in computer science. He’s the author of Python Tricks, a best-
selling programming book for intermediate Python developers.

Joanna Jablonski is the executive editor of Real Python. She likes
natural languages just as much as she likes programming languages.
Her love for puzzles, patterns, and pesky little details led her to follow
a career in translation. It was only a matter of time before she would
fall in love with a new language: Python! She joined Real Python in
2018 and has been helping Pythonistas level up ever since.

Fletcher Heisler is the founder of Hunter2, where he teaches de-
velopers how to hack and secure modern web apps. As one of the
founding members of Real Python, Fletcher wrote the first version of
the Python curriculum this book is based on in 2012.