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Python Top 45 Articles of 2017

For Jan-Dec 2017, we compared nearly 18,000 articles about Python Programming and picked the Top 45 (0.25%).

This is an extremely competitive list. Mybridge AI ranks articles based on the quality of content measured by our machine and a variety of human factors including the number of shares and minutes read.

This directory is designed to make your life easier as it organizes the most useful articles by 20 key topics, where experienced programmers share their lessons working with Python.

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1. Algorithm
2. Guide
3. Structure
4. List
5. Class
6. Web Scraping
7. Automation
8. Bot
9. Spreasheet
10. Finance
11. Blockchain
12. Video Sythesizer
13. Performance
14. Django
15. Flake
16. NumPy
17. NashPy
18. Markov Process
19. Data Analysis
20. Get Started

Recommended Learning

A) REST APIs: Build professional REST APIs with Python, Flask, Flask-RESTful, and Flask-SQLAlchemy. [12,602 recommends, 4.6/5 stars]

B) Algorithmic Trading: Python for Financial Analysis and Algorithmic Trading: Learn numpy , pandas , matplotlib , quantopian , finance. [18,077 recommends, 4.6/5 stars]

Algorithm

• Interactive Python coding interview challenges (algorithms and data structures)
• Algorithms: Minimal examples of data structures and algorithms in Python
• Pygorithm: A fun way to learn all major Python algorithms

Guide

• wtfPython: A collection of interesting, subtle, and tricky Python snippets

Structure

• Alice in Python projectland: A comprehensive guide for how to go from Python scripts to a packaged project.

List

• Python List Comprehension Tutorial

Class

• Enriching Your Python Classes With Dunder (Magic, Special) Methods

Web Scraping

• Web Scraping With Python: Scrapy, SQL, Matplotlib To Gain Web Data Insights
• Advanced Web Scraping: Bypassing "403 Forbidden," captchas, and more
• Mastering Python Web Scraping: Get Your Data Back

Automation

• Wedding at Scale: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding
• How I used Python to find interesting people to follow on Medium

Bot

• Making a Reddit + Facebook Messenger Bot
• My open source Instagram bot (written in Python) got me 2,500 real followers for $5 in server costs

Spreasheet

• Python Excel Tutorial: The Definitive Guide - Karlijn Willems
• Google Sheets and Python

Finance

• Python For Finance: Algorithmic Trading
• Intro and Getting Stock Price Data - Python Programming for Finance p.1 - Sentdex
• Analyzing Cryptocurrency Markets Using Python

Blockchain

• Learn Blockchains by Building One
• Let’s Build the Tiniest Blockchain

Video Sythesizer

• Building a Video Synthesizer in Python

Performance

• A million requests per second with Python
• Yes, Python is Slow, and I Don’t Care
• Memoization in Python: How to Cache Function Results – Dan Bader

Django

• A Complete Beginner's Guide to Django - Part 1
• Build a REST API with Django – A Test Driven Approach: Part 1

Flake

• The Big Ol' List of Rules
• Developing RESTful APIs with Python and Flask

NumPy

• From Python to Numpy
• Exploring Line Lengths in Python Packages

NashPy

• Nashpy - Tutorial: building and finding the equilibrium for a simple game

Markov Process

• Simulating Chutes & Ladders in Python

Data Analysis

• Exploring United States Policing Data Using Python
• Analyzing 1000+ Greek Wines With Python
• How to Generate FiveThirtyEight Graphs in Python
• Playing with 80 Million Amazon Product Review Ratings Using Apache Spark with Python
• Fast GeoSpatial Analysis in Python
• Planet: Understanding the Amazon from Space, 1st Place Winner's Interview

Get Started

• Learning Python: From Zero to Hero
• A List of Non Trivial Python Exercises
• API Design: Think First, Code Later
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Machine Learning in Python
• How to learn Python programming: 6 experienced Python developers share their learning tips
• How Did Python Become A Data Science Powerhouse?