--- title: Best Real Python posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Real Python posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/rpython/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/rpython/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Real Python posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Real Python posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Real Python — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/interacting-with-rest-apis-and-python-real-python-ywm7hmsko "Interacting With REST APIs and Python – Real Python") Article Real Python · 2y Interacting With REST APIs and Python – Real Python The post outlines a comprehensive video course on interacting with REST APIs using Python. It covers the REST architecture, methods to consume data from REST APIs using the \`requests\` library, steps to build your own REST APIs, and popular Python tools for API development. The course includes 15 lessons, subtitles, transcripts, downloadable resources, and a Q&A section with Python experts. 46 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/sorting-dictionaries-in-python-keys-values-and-more-real-python-2kotmjoxu "Sorting Dictionaries in Python: Keys, Values, and More – Real Python") Article Real Python · 2y Sorting Dictionaries in Python: Keys, Values, and More – Real Python Learn how to sort dictionaries in Python using the \`sorted()\` function, dictionary views, and specifying sort keys. The video course covers dictionary comprehensions, how lists are used during sorting, alternative data structures, and includes videos, transcripts, downloadable resources, a text-based tutorial, expert Q&A, and a completion certificate. 32 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/web-scraping-with-scrapy-and-mongodb-real-python-6gi9iuxxg "Web Scraping With Scrapy and MongoDB – Real Python") Article Real Python · 2y Web Scraping With Scrapy and MongoDB – Real Python Learn how to build a powerful web scraper using Scrapy and MongoDB. This guide covers setting up a Scrapy project, building a functional web scraper, extracting data from websites, and storing the scraped data in a MongoDB database. The tutorial also explores handling pagination, avoiding duplicate entries, and debugging your Scrapy web scraper. 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