2021 Real Python Articles Wrap Up

<p>It&rsquo;s been a year of change at Real Python! The Real Python team has written, edited, curated, illustrated, and produced a mountain of Python articles this year. We also added many new members to the team, updated the site&rsquo;s features, and created new styles of tutorials and projects.</p> <p>Two members of the Real Python team join us this week, Martin Breuss and Sadie Parker. We wanted to share a year-end wrap-up with a collection of articles and step-by-step projects that showcase what our team created this year.</p> <p>Sadie and Martin help to shepherd articles through the multi-stage editing process. Along with the rest of the team, they make sure these resources impart crucial Python knowledge and provide a thorough didactic experience.</p> <p>We hope you enjoy this review! Programming note, there won&rsquo;t be an episode next week, but we will be back in January and look forward to bringing you a year full of great guests, articles, and topics.</p> <div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert"> <p><strong>Course Spotlight:</strong> <a href="https://realpython.com/courses/asteroids-game-python-pygame/">Using Pygame to Build an Asteroids Game in Python</a></p> <p>In this course, you&rsquo;ll learn the basics of creating powerful web applications with In this course, you&rsquo;ll build a clone of the Asteroids game in Python using Pygame. Step by step, you&rsquo;ll add images, input handling, game logic, sounds, and text to your program.</p> </div> <p>Topics:</p> <ul> <li>00:00:00 &ndash; Introduction</li> <li>00:02:24 &ndash; Changes at Real Python Over 2021</li> <li>00:10:11 &ndash; Build a Platform Game in Python With Arcade</li> <li>00:13:40 &ndash; Make Your First Python Game: Rock, Paper, Scissors!</li> <li>00:20:00 &ndash; Build a Content Aggregator in Python</li> <li>00:25:30 &ndash; Video Course Spotlight</li> <li>00:26:45 &ndash; Python Inner Functions: What Are They Good For?</li> <li>00:30:44 &ndash; Build a Personal Diary With Django and Python</li> <li>00:34:14 &ndash; Hosting a Django Project on Heroku</li> <li>00:42:00 &ndash; Python &amp; APIs: A Winning Combo for Reading Public Data</li> <li>00:46:03 &ndash; Beautiful Soup: Build a Web Scraper With Python</li> <li>00:52:25 &ndash; Advanced Visual Studio Code for Python Developers</li> <li>00:59:55 &ndash; A Few Special Mentions, Data Science, and More</li> <li>01:02:33 &ndash; Thanks and goodbye</li> </ul> <p>Show Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/platformer-python-arcade/">Build a Platform Game in Python With Arcade – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/python-rock-paper-scissors/">Make Your First Python Game: Rock, Paper, Scissors! – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/build-a-content-aggregator-python/">Build a Content Aggregator in Python – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/inner-functions-what-are-they-good-for/">Python Inner Functions: What Are They Good For? – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/django-diary-project-python/">Build a Personal Diary With Django and Python – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/django-hosting-on-heroku/">Hosting a Django Project on Heroku – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/python-api/">Python &amp; APIs: A Winning Combo for Reading Public Data – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/beautiful-soup-web-scraper-python/">Beautiful Soup: Build a Web Scraper With Python – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/advanced-visual-studio-code-python/">Advanced Visual Studio Code for Python Developers – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/python-ai-neural-network/">Python AI: How to Build a Neural Network &amp; Make Predictions – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/gradient-descent-algorithm-python/">Stochastic Gradient Descent Algorithm With Python and NumPy – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/python-pretty-print/">Prettify Your Data Structures With Pretty Print in Python – Real Python</a></li> </ul> <p>Additional Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/60/">Episode #60: Building a Platform Game With Arcade and Covering Python News Monthly – The Real Python Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://arcade.academy">The Python Arcade Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/arcade-python-game-framework/">Arcade: A Primer on the Python Game Framework</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/python-rock-paper-scissors-game/">Rock, Paper, Scissors With Python: A Command Line Game – Video Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/asteroids-game-python/">Build an Asteroids Game With Python and Pygame – Real Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://godotengine.org/">Godot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/87/">Episode #87: Building a Content Aggregator and Working With RSS in Python – The Real Python Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/python-inner-functions/">Python Inner Functions – Video Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/host-your-django-project-on-heroku/">Host Your Django Project on Heroku – Video Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/finding-perfect-python-code-editor/">Finding the Perfect Python Code Editor – Video Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/12/">Episode #12: Web Scraping in Python: Tools, Techniques, and Legality – The Real Python Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/web-scraping-beautiful-soup/">Web Scraping With Beautiful Soup and Python – Video Course</a></li> </ul> <p>Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/asteroids-game-python-pygame/">Using Pygame to Build an Asteroids Game in Python</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/host-your-django-project-on-heroku/">Host Your Django Project on Heroku</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/web-scraping-beautiful-soup/">Web Scraping With Beautiful Soup and Python</a></li> </ul> <p><a rel="payment" href="https://realpython.com/join">Support the podcast &amp; join our community of Pythonistas</a></p>