PyCon US Courses

Tips and Tricks for JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)

Discover JWT fundamentals and practical Python implementation techniques for authentication in serverless apps, microservices, and scalable architectures.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Keeping up with Python - What Makes Upgrades Hard, and What Can We Do About It

Discover strategies to simplify Python version upgrades by addressing deprecated APIs, third-party dependencies, and code management challenges that make transitions difficult.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bridging IoT and Machine Learning with Python for Sustainable Agriculture

Discover how Python bridges IoT devices and machine learning to tackle food insecurity through sustainable agriculture, covering data collection, analysis, and ML model deployment.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What's New in the Linux Kernel from Python

Explore new Linux kernel features through Python, learning systems programming and OS interfacing tools in the standard library for C-style data structures.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Chaotic locals() and How We Fixed It

Discover how Python's locals() function evolved from a simple dict to a chaotic system and learn about PEP 667's solution for reliable local variable debugging.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Metaclasses Demystified

Unlock Python's metaclasses: understand their purpose, practical applications, and when to use this advanced feature for elegant architectural solutions in complex software development.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A New Safe External Debugger Interface for CPython

Discover PEP 768's revolutionary zero-overhead debugging interface for Python 3.14, enabling safe live process debugging without crashes or memory corruption in production environments.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

PyXL - A Chip That Runs Python at Turbo Speeds

Discover PyXL, a custom processor that runs Python natively on hardware, eliminating interpreter overhead and achieving massive performance gains over traditional CPUs.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Supercharge Your Python Library Using AST Parsing

Discover advanced AST parsing techniques to optimize Python library performance using the C API, with real-world examples from CSP computation graph library.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Type Hints in Real-World Projects - Practical Steps for Continuous Maintenance and Improvement

Discover practical strategies for maintaining and improving Python type hints beyond basic implementation, covering modern features, automated tools, and gradual adoption approaches.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Program Your Own Computer in Python

Discover how to use Python to automate and control your desktop environment, schedule tasks, send notifications, and script applications on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Journalism and Criminal Justice Reporting with Python

Discover how data journalists at The Marshall Project use Python to investigate criminal justice issues and hold institutions accountable through data-driven reporting.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual Environments

Explore Python virtual environments' evolution from 2004 origins to modern automated workflows, examining imperative vs declarative management and future IDE improvements.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Taming File Zoos - Data Science with DuckDB Database Files

Discover how DuckDB transforms chaotic data file management into streamlined workflows, enabling efficient reading, writing, and organizing of CSV, Parquet, JSON files with Python integration.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Processing Large JSON Files Without Running Out of Memory

Master memory-efficient JSON processing in Python to handle large files without crashes or high cloud costs through streaming, selective loading, and alternative formats.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video