The Real Python Team

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Meet the realpython.com Team
Ryan Palo
Ryan is an author for Real Python, technical editor for books on Python, Hugo, and the command line, and a mold tooling designer. He loves Python, Ruby, Bash, and Rust. Also, physics, calculus, woodworking, and ukuleles. Looking for work!
» More about RyanSebastián Ramírez
Hey! 👋 I'm Sebastián (tiangolo), I'm the creator of FastAPI, Typer, and other open source tools. I'm commonly building APIs and tools for data/ML systems. 🤖
» More about SebastiánJames Mertz
James is a passionate Python developer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab who also writes on the side for Real Python.
» More about JamesChristopher Trudeau
Christopher has a passion for the Python language and writes for Real Python. He is a consultant who helps advise organizations on how to improve their technical teams.
» More about ChristopherAustin Cepalia
Austin is a video tutorial author at Real Python. He's currently a student working towards a degree in computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology.
» More about AustinDane Hillard
Dane is a Technical Architect at ITHAKA and is currently writing Publishing Python Packages.
» More about DaneAndrew Stephen
Andrew is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a qualified robotics and mechatronics engineer who works for an engineering firm as a production engineer and loves his sport, music, gaming and learning.
» More about AndrewKimberly Fessel
Kimberly Fessel is a freelance data scientist and video instructor for Real Python. She specializes in data visualization, natural language processing, and technical instruction.
» More about KimberlyTaranjeet Singh
Taranjeet is a software engineer, with experience in Django, NLP and Search, having build search engine for K12 students(featured in Google IO 2019) and children with Autism.
» More about TaranjeetCharles de Villiers
Charles teaches Physics and Math. When he isn't teaching or coding, he spends way too much time playing online chess.
» More about CharlesDavid Amos
David is a writer, programmer, and mathematician passionate about exploring mathematics through code.
» More about DavidSantiago Valdarrama
Santiago is a software and machine learning engineer who specializes in building enterprise software applications.
» More about SantiagoPaul Mealus
Paul studies ways to leverage technology to empower business and make life better. Paul has a life goal to become a CIO and more importantly, pet every dog in the world.
» More about PaulMichael Herman
Michael is a software engineer and educator who lives and works in Denver, CO.
» More about MichaelSarah Haq
Sarah is a Computer Science Lecturer at Leuphana University and is also leading a women-only Data Engineering Bootcamp initiative. Sarah has over ten years of experience working with data and building machine learning models in Python.
» More about SarahAnja Pircher
Anja is a graphic designer and a member of the Real Python tutorial team.
» More about AnjaDouglas Starnes
Douglas Starnes is a tech author and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in developer technologies in Memphis, TN. He is also the co-director of the Memphis Python User Group and has been working with Python professionally for 8 years.
» More about DouglasLee Gaines
Lee is a DevOps Engineer and Pythonista based in Berkeley, California.
» More about LeeJames Timmins
James is a software consultant and Python developer. When he's not writing Python, he's usually writing about it in blog or book form.
» More about JamesJan-Hein Bührman
Jan-Hein is a software developer who witnessed Python's first baby steps up very close. While working in different software development roles, he always kept an eye on Python's development. He's now back at the work he loves most: Python programming!
» More about Jan-HeinDan Bader
Dan Bader is the owner and editor in chief of Real Python and the main developer of the realpython.com learning platform. Dan has been writing code for more than 20 years and holds a master's degree in computer science.
» More about DanVincent Matinde
Vincent Matinde is a Python developer with a strong passion for coding and problem-solving. Over the past four years, he has immersed himself in the world of Python including data analytics, and web development.
» More about VincentSadie Parker
Sadie contributes to written tutorials and video courses at Real Python.
» More about SadieMahdi Yusuf
Mahdi is the CTO of Gyroscope, the co-founder of the PyCoder’s Weekly, and a longtime Pythoneer.
» More about MahdiKyle Stratis
Kyle is a self-taught developer working as a senior data engineer at Vizit Labs. In the past, he has founded DanqEx (formerly Nasdanq: the original meme stock exchange) and Encryptid Gaming.
» More about KyleJoos Korstanje
Hi! My name is Joos Korstanje. I've been working in statistics and data science for about five years. I'm a full-time Data Scientist at Disneyland Paris. In my free time I enjoy blogging about data science on Medium, Real Python and other platforms.
» More about JoosJames Uejio
James is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a web developer at Wish and also produces lo-fi hip hop and plays jazz guitar.
» More about JamesMirko Stojiljković
Mirko has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and works as a university professor. He is a Pythonista who applies hybrid optimization and machine learning methods to support decision making in the energy sector.
» More about MirkoJackie Wilson
Jackie teaches computer science full-time for Cecil College, and fell in love with Python many years ago when she realized it wasn't pseudocode, but an actual language.
» More about JackieChristian Mondorf
Christian is an avid Pythonista and video instructor at Real Python.
» More about ChristianTappan Moore
Video editor for Real Python.
» More about TappanKristijan Ivancic
Hey, I'm Kristijan! I'm a CV/ML engineer and member of the Real Python tutorial team.
» More about KristijanAlex Ronquillo