# dabeaz-course/practical-python

Practical Python Programming (course by @dabeaz)

Repository: https://github.com/dabeaz-course/practical-python
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/practical-python
Homepage: https://dabeaz-course.github.io/practical-python
Language: Python
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: python, pythontutorial, tutorial
Last push: 2025-12-22T19:51:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 58, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2292, "days_push": 254, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10836, forks 7175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.465973+00:00)

## What it is
A free, openly licensed (CC-BY-SA-4.0) Python training course by David Beazley, battle-tested in over 400 in-person corporate training sessions since 2007. It covers foundational Python with an emphasis on script writing, data manipulation, and program organization through roughly 130 hands-on coding exercises.

## Use cases
- learn python from scratch as an experienced programmer
- find a free python tutorial with hands-on exercises
- transition from another language to python
- refresh core python language fundamentals
- run a python training course for a team
- learn python scripting and data manipulation

## When to choose
- you already know at least one programming language and want a rigorous, no-nonsense Python course
- you want battle-tested material with many hands-on exercises rather than passive video lectures
- you need free, openly licensed course content for self-study or corporate training

## When to avoid
- you are an absolute beginner who has never programmed before
- you want a course on web development or Python frameworks
- you prefer video-based or interactive in-browser learning

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, education
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: python-course, tutorial, david-beazley, hands-on-exercises, corporate-training, self-study

## Member repositories
- dabeaz-course/practical-python (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.465973+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:30.629455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dabeaz-course/practical-python (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.465973+00:00, sha b1c1ad01e679)
  - homepage: https://dabeaz-course.github.io/practical-python (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:30.005024+00:00, sha bf98c85f4a03)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.