Best Python YouTube Channels for Beginners & Advanced Developers (2026)

There are hundreds of Python tutorial channels on YouTube. Most “best of” lists pick the same five names based on vibes. We used data instead.

Developer Educators tracks 3,690 developer education channels on YouTube. Of those, 318 cover Python in their content. We ranked them by engagement rate — the percentage of viewers who interact through likes and comments — because high engagement means viewers actually find the content useful, not just clickable.

The Top Python YouTube Channels by Engagement

These channels don’t just have subscribers — they have communities that actively engage with every video.

Corey Schafer

Corey Schafer’s channel (1.5M subscribers) is consistently recommended by working developers for a reason. His Python tutorials are clear, well-structured, and don’t waste your time. His engagement rate puts him among the top Python educators, with viewers regularly returning for his deep dives into Python fundamentals, virtual environments, and web frameworks.

sentdex

With 1.4M subscribers, sentdex has been teaching Python for data science and machine learning longer than most. His channel covers everything from Python basics to neural networks and financial analysis with Python. The engagement numbers show that his audience isn’t passive — they’re coding along.

David Bombal

David Bombal (3M subscribers) brings Python into the networking and cybersecurity space. His Python automation and ethical hacking tutorials attract a different audience than the typical “learn Python in 10 minutes” channels, and his 69% engagement rate reflects an audience that’s actively applying what they learn.

Traversy Media

Brad Traversy (2.4M subscribers) covers Python alongside web development, but his Python crash courses are some of the most-watched tutorials on the platform. His project-based approach — building real applications rather than just explaining syntax — drives strong engagement.

Telusko

Telusko (2.8M subscribers) delivers Python content with a focus on beginners and computer science students. His structured approach to Python fundamentals, combined with coverage of frameworks like Django and Flask, makes him a go-to for developers starting their Python journey.

Best Python Channels for Specific Use Cases

Python for Data Science

If your goal is data science and machine learning with Python, channels covering TensorFlow and PyTorch often provide the best Python education in context. The Data Science & ML category has 656 channels, many of which teach Python as their primary language.

Python for Web Development

For Python web development, look at channels teaching Django and FastAPI. These channels teach Python in the context of building production applications, which is more practical than standalone Python syntax tutorials.

Python for Beginners

The beginner-friendly Python channels are best found through our beginner-friendly filter — these channels explicitly structure their content for people writing their first lines of code.

Python vs JavaScript: Which Has More YouTube Tutorials?

This is the most common question beginners ask. The data tells a clear story: we track 318 Python channels and 216 JavaScript channels. Python has a larger tutorial ecosystem on YouTube, partly because it serves both web developers and data scientists.

For a detailed side-by-side comparison, see our Python vs JavaScript comparison.

How We Ranked These Channels

We didn’t pick favorites. Every channel in this list comes from our database of 3,690 tracked channels. Rankings use engagement rate — (likes + comments) / views — as the primary signal. This metric rewards channels whose viewers find the content valuable enough to interact with, not just channels with the most subscribers.

Browse all 318 Python channels ranked by engagement at /tutorials/python/, or watch the best Python tutorial videos ranked by view count.

Methodology

Metric	Value
Total channels tracked	3,690
Python channels	318
Ranking metric	Engagement rate
Update frequency	Daily
Data source	YouTube Data API v3