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Martin Breuss — Head of Content Strategy

Core Real Python team · since 2019

Martin is a Python educator with a B.Sc. in Biology and a decade of experience teaching programming with Python. He authored CodingNomads’ full three-module introductory Python course and has mentored learners through in-person bootcamps worldwide.

At Real Python, Martin leads content strategy, shaping the editorial roadmap and producing learning materials that apply pedagogical excellence and technical accuracy to practical examples. Since 2015 he has developed curricula, reviewed code, mentored learners, and spoken at meet-ups, helping newcomers stick with Python and build lasting programming confidence.

Tutorials by Martin:

Modern Web Automation With Python and Selenium
Python's Instance, Class, and Static Methods Demystified
How to Join Strings in Python
How to Split a String in Python
Python Folium: Create Web Maps From Your Data
How to Flush the Output of the Python Print Function
Python News Roundup: December 2024
Asynchronous Tasks With Django and Celery
Basic Input and Output in Python
How to Check if a Python String Contains a Substring
Beautiful Soup: Build a Web Scraper With Python
Python Virtual Environments: A Primer
What Does if __name__ == "__main__" Do in Python?
Interacting With Python
Generate Images With DALL·E and the OpenAI API
Web Scraping With Scrapy and MongoDB
Prompt Engineering: A Practical Example
Use ChatGPT to Learn Python Programming
Python 3.12 Preview: Ever Better Error Messages
Python News: What's New From January 2023
ChatterBot: Build a Chatbot With Python
Python News: What's New From June 2022
Build Your Python Project Documentation With MkDocs
Raining Outside? Build a Weather CLI App With Python
Build and Submit HTML Forms With Django – Part 4
Build and Handle POST Requests in Django – Part 3
Build a Django Front End With Bulma – Part 2
Build a Social Network With Django – Part 1
How Long Does It Take to Learn Python?
Your First Steps With Django: Set Up a Django Project
Python Web Applications: Deploy Your Script as a Flask App

Courses by Martin:

First Steps With LangChain
Checking for Membership Using Python's "in" and "not in" Operators
Introduction to Web Scraping With Python
Simulate a Text File in Python
Exercises Course: Introduction to Web Scraping With Python
Python Basics Exercises: Lists and Tuples
Python Basics: Lists and Tuples
Python Basics Exercises: Strings and String Methods
Python Basics Exercises: Building Systems With Classes
Python Basics Exercises: Object-Oriented Programming
Python Basics Exercises: Conditional Logic and Control Flow
Check if a Python String Contains a Substring
Python Basics Exercises: File System Operations
Python Basics: File System Operations
Python Basics: Finding and Fixing Code Bugs
Combining Data in pandas With concat() and merge()
Exploring Scopes and Closures in Python
Raising and Handling Python Exceptions
Reading Input and Writing Output in Python
Writing Idiomatic Python
Graph Your Data With Python and ggplot
Using sleep() to Code a Python Uptime Bot
How to Set Up a Django Project
Web Scraping With Beautiful Soup and Python
Finding the Perfect Python Code Editor
Variables in Python
Getting Started With Django: Building a Portfolio App
Using Jupyter Notebooks

Tutorials Contributed to by Martin:

Managing Python Projects With uv: An All-in-One Solution
Using Python's .__dict__ to Work With Attributes
How to Strip Characters From a Python String
LangGraph: Build Stateful AI Agents in Python
Python for Loops: The Pythonic Way
Build a Dice-Rolling Application With Python
Top Python Game Engines
Python & APIs: A Winning Combo for Reading Public Data
A Guide to Modern Python String Formatting Tools
Natural Language Processing With spaCy in Python
Providing Multiple Constructors in Your Python Classes
Split Your Dataset With scikit-learn's train_test_split()
How to Split a Python List or Iterable Into Chunks
Python's "in" and "not in" Operators: Check for Membership
Python's Mutable vs Immutable Types: What's the Difference?
Python's zipfile: Manipulate Your ZIP Files Efficiently
Lists vs Tuples in Python
Python's raise: Effectively Raising Exceptions in Your Code
Getters and Setters: Manage Attributes in Python
Python Constants: Improve Your Code's Maintainability
Understanding the Python Mock Object Library
NumPy's max() and maximum(): Find Extreme Values in Arrays
Python's min() and max(): Find Smallest and Largest Values
Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro
Variables in Python: Usage and Best Practices
How to Write Beautiful Python Code With PEP 8
Python's pathlib Module: Taming the File System
Python's urllib.request for HTTP Requests
Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide
Working With JSON Data in Python
How to Flatten a List of Lists in Python
A Practical Introduction to Web Scraping in Python
Basic Data Types in Python: A Quick Exploration
Dependency Management With Python Poetry
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python
Python's property(): Add Managed Attributes to Your Classes
Using and Creating Global Variables in Your Python Functions
Python Exceptions: An Introduction
Python's F-String for String Interpolation and Formatting
How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python
Python Thread Safety: Using a Lock and Other Techniques
Functional Programming in Python: When and How to Use It
Python Sequences: A Comprehensive Guide
Python's unittest: Writing Unit Tests for Your Code
Write Unit Tests for Your Python Code With ChatGPT
Build a Blog Using Django, GraphQL, and Vue
Reading and Writing WAV Files in Python
Model-View-Controller (MVC) in Python Web Apps: Explained With Lego
Build an LLM RAG Chatbot With LangChain
Python's __all__: Packages, Modules, and Wildcard Imports
Python's Requests Library (Guide)
Python's Format Mini-Language for Tidy Strings
Single and Double Underscores in Python Names
Embeddings and Vector Databases With ChromaDB
JupyterLab for an Enhanced Notebook Experience
Boost Your Coding Productivity With Ptpython
Python's tuple Data Type: A Deep Dive With Examples
Python 3.12: Cool New Features for You to Try
Python 3.12 Preview: Subinterpreters
Working With the Python operator Module
Python's list Data Type: A Deep Dive With Examples
Unlock IPython's Magical Toolbox for Your Coding Journey
How to Make Engaging Programming Videos
What's the Zen of Python?
Using the NumPy Random Number Generator
Build Your Own Face Recognition Tool With Python
Using NumPy reshape() to Change the Shape of an Array
The Terminal: First Steps and Useful Commands
Python REST APIs With Flask, Connexion, and SQLAlchemy – Part 3
Python REST APIs With Flask, Connexion, and SQLAlchemy – Part 2
Python REST APIs With Flask, Connexion, and SQLAlchemy – Part 1
Should You Update to the Latest Python Bugfix Version?
Python 3.11: Cool New Features for You to Try
Python News: What's New From September 2022
How to Add Python to PATH
When Do You Use an Ellipsis in Python?
How Can You Install a Pre-Release Version of Python?
GitHub Copilot: Fly With Python at the Speed of Thought
Build a Flashcards App With Django
Real Python at PyCon US 2022
Combining Data in pandas With merge(), .join(), and concat()
Build a Site Connectivity Checker in Python
Manage Your To-Do Lists Using Python and Django
Modulo String Formatting in Python
Python Zip Imports: Distribute Modules and Packages Quickly
Prettify Your Data Structures With Pretty Print in Python
Advanced Visual Studio Code for Python Developers
Build a Command-Line To-Do App With Python and Typer
Build a Content Aggregator in Python
Django Templates: Implementing Custom Tags and Filters
Representing Rational Numbers With Python Fractions
Hosting a Django Project on Heroku
What Can I Do With Python?
Python Packages: Five Real Python Favorites
Python IDEs and Code Editors (Guide)

Courses Contributed to by Martin:

Python Continuous Integration and Deployment Using GitHub Actions
Getting to Know Duck Typing in Python
Creating a Scalable Flask Web Application From Scratch
Ways to Start Interacting With Python
Documenting Python Projects With Sphinx and Read the Docs
Differences Between Python's Mutable and Immutable Types
Customizing VS Code Through Color Themes
Sorting Dictionaries in Python: Keys, Values, and More
Customize VS Code Settings
Python Basics Exercises: Scopes
Finding Python Easter Eggs
Creating Asynchronous Tasks With Celery and Django
Python Basics Exercises: Functions and Loops
HTTP Requests With Python's urllib.request
Advent of Code: Solving Puzzles With Python
Python Basics: Modules and Packages
Python Basics Exercises: Numbers and Math
Replacing a String in Python
What Does if __name__ == "__main__" Mean in Python?
Creating Web Maps From Your Data With Python Folium
Python Basics: Reading and Writing Files
Python Basics: Installing Packages With pip
Check if a Python String Contains a Substring
Using the Terminal on Windows
Using the Terminal on Linux
Using the Terminal on macOS
Python Basics: Dictionaries
Refactoring: Prepare Your Code to Get Help
Python Basics: Scopes
Python Basics: Strings and String Methods
Building Python Project Documentation With MkDocs
Python Basics: Conditional Logic and Control Flow
Python Basics: Functions and Loops
Exploring Special Function Parameters
Write and Test a Python Function: Interview Practice
Data Cleaning With pandas and NumPy
Python REST APIs With FastAPI
Looping With Python enumerate()
Deploy Your Python Script on the Web With Flask
Host Your Django Project on Heroku
Building a Neural Network & Making Predictions With Python AI
Reading Input and Writing Output in Python
Exploring the Python math Module
The pandas DataFrame: Working With Data Efficiently
How to Set Up a Django Project
Web Scraping With Beautiful Soup and Python
OOP Method Types in Python: @classmethod vs @staticmethod vs Instance Methods
Working With Python Virtual Environments

Podcast Episodes Featuring Martin:

The Real Python Podcast – Episode #234: Building New Structures for Learning Python
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #107: Type-Safe ORM With Prisma Client & Real Python at PyCon US 2022
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #94: Designing for Users and Building a Social Network With Django
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #91: 2021 Real Python Articles Wrap Up
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #79: Measuring Your Python Learning Progress
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #48: Stochastic Gradient Descent and Deploying Your Python Scripts on the Web
The Real Python Podcast – Episode #4: Learning Python Through Errors