The Python Show

In this episode, we hear from two sisters who put together a beginner's book about Python. The unique hook for their book is that one sister wrote the text while the other did the illustrations. Listen in as we learn about these incredible sisters and how they got into software programming, writing, and technical education. You can check out their book, Python Illustrated, on Packt or Amazon . Maa...

In this episode, we have special guest Paul Everitt on the show to talk about the new Python Documentary that came our last week. Paul is the head of developer advocacy at JetBrains and a “Python oldster”. We chat about Python - the documentary, Paul’s start in programming as well as with Python, and much, much more! Links * Python: The Documentary * Paul’s GitHub page * Paul’s X account * How Pyt...

In this episode, we have the honor of having Nicolas Rougier on our show. Nicolas is a researcher and team leader at the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Bordeaux, France). We discuss how Nicolas utilizes computational models and neural networks in his research on the brain. We also talk about Nicolas’s history with Python, his work on Glumpy and VisPy , and much, much more! Links * Nicola...

In this episode, Mike Driscoll talks about his latest book, Creating TUI Applications with Textual and Python . Learn about how and why the book came about, what were some pain points in writing the book and how much fun Textual is. You will also learn about some of the current problems in self-publishing tech books. You can purchase Creating TUI Applications with Textual and Python on the followi...

In today’s podcast, we welcome Daniel Voigt Godoy to the show. Daniel is the author of Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step among other books. We chatted about the following topics: * Favorite Python packages * PyTorch * Book writing * and so much more! Be sure to check out the links section to learn more about Daniel! Links * The binary cross-entropy post: https://towardsdatascience.com/unders...

In this episode, we have special guest, Jason McDonald, the author of Dead Simple Python from No Starch Press. We chatted about the following topics: * Python packages * Packaging in general * Python concurrency vs parallelism * Book writing * What’s coming in the 2nd edition of his Python book * and much more! Links Check out the following links from the show: * Get Dead Simple Python from No Sta...

Imposter syndrome is a topic that some engineers and developers struggle with. It’s basically a type of self-doubt. WebMD has a good description and some good ideas for fighting self-doubt. Ways to combat imposter syndrome: * List out your accomplishments on a regular basis (keep it in a Google doc) * Review the list * If you receive compliments, record them (make a copy, write it down, take a scr...

In this episode of The Python Show Podcast, we welcome Yury Selivanov as our guest. Yury is a core CPython developer and co-founder of EdgeDB and MagicStack. We chatted about many different topics, including the following: * Core Python development * EdgeDB and how it differs from relational databases * Python without the GIL * Python subinterpreters * Memhive * and more! Links Learn more about ou...

In this episode of the Python Show Podcast, David Mertz is our guest. David is a prolific writer about the Python programming language. From his extremely popular IPM Developerworks articles to his multiple books on the Python language, David has been a part of the Python community for decades. We ended up chatting about: * The history of Python * Book writing * Conference speaking * The PSF * and...

I’ve been working on lots of projects this year. Here are the ones I highlighted in this episode: * Python Logging Book * Python Logging Video Course * ObjectListView3 * JupyterLab 101 Book on Kickstarter * A book on Textual * Updates for my ReportLab and wxPython books * Python Papers Newsletter The Python Show is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider...

This week, I chatted with Channin Nantasenamat about Python and the Streamlit web framework. Specifically, we chatted about the following topics: * Python packages * Streamlit * Teaching bioinformatics * Differences in data science disciplines * Being a YouTuber * and much more! Links * Data Professor YouTube Channel * Follow Channin on X / Twitter * Streamlit Get full access to The Python Show at...

In this episode, we welcome Kyle Stratis from Real Python to the show to chat with us about computer vision and Python. We chatted about several different topics including: * Writing about Python on Real Python * Data science * Artificial intelligence * Python packaging * and much more! Links * https://www.gradio.app/ * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/work-with-cdk-python.html   * https:/...

In this episode, we welcome Will Vincent to the Python Show Podcast. Will has written several books on Django. We chatted about all things Django and Python. Specifically, we covered the following topics: * Favorite Python packages * Podcasts * Content creation * Book writing * Why Django versus another web framework * AI and writing * and more! Links * Follow Will on Mastodon * Check out Will’s w...

In this episode, Mike has Alex Clark on the show. Alex is the leading developer of the fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL), known as Pillow. We chatted about the following topics: * The origins of Pillow * Lessons learned in open source development * Surprising use cases for Pillow * AI and Pillow * and much more! Show Links * Django - https://www.djangoproject.com/ * Wagtail - https://wagtai...

This episode focuses on the Harlequin application, a Python SQL IDE for your terminal written using the amazing Textual package. I was honored to have Ted Conbeer, the creator of Harlequin, on the show to discuss his creation and the other things he does with Python. Specifically, we focused on the following topics: * Favorite Python packages * Origins of Harlequin * Why program for the terminal v...

In this episode, I chatted with Armin Ronacher about his many amazing Python packages, such as pygments, flask, Jinja, Rye, and Click! Specifically, we talked about the following: * How Flask came about * Favorite Python packages * Python packaging * and much more! Links * Sentry * Rye * Flask * pygments * Jinja * Click * uv Get full access to The Python Show at www.pythonshow.com/subscribe

In this episode, we discuss working on several different open-source Python packages. Antonio Cuni is our guest, and he chats about his work on PyScript, pdb++, pypy, HPy, and SPy. Listen in as we chat about Python, packages, open source, and so much more! Show Links Here are some of the projects we talked about in the show: * The Invent Framework * PyScript * pdb++ - A drop-in replacement for pdb...

In this episode, we invite the founder of Buttondown , a Python-based Software as a Service (SaaS) application for creating and managing newsletters. Mike Driscoll, the host of the show, chats with Justin about the following topics: * Why he created a SaaS with Python * Favorite Python packages or modules * Python web frameworks * Entrepreneurship * AI and programming * and more! Get full access t...

This week’s episode is all about Python technical training with special guest Trey Hunner! Trey not only does technical training, but he is also a content creator and author. In this episode, we discuss the following topics: * Technical training * Great Python modules * Life improvements with Python * Automated testing with Python * Learning strategies * and much more! Tune in today and listen in!...

Episode 37 of The Python Show Podcast has special guest Mike Bayer, the creator of SQLAlchemy , Mako , and Alembic . In this episode, we discuss the following topics: * Python packages * The origin of SQLAlchemy and Mako * How databases have changed over the years * ORMs in Python and other languages * and much more! Additional Info Want to learn more about our guest, Mike Bayer? Check out the lin...

Episode 37 welcomes Julian Danjou as our special guest. Julien is the author of Serious Python from No Starch Press and the co-founder of Mergify . You can connect with Julien on LinkedIn or Twitter/X . In this episode, we discuss the following topics: * Python packages * Writing a book * Publishing * Starting a business * Being a CEO * and more! Get full access to The Python Show at www.pythonsho...

Welcome to episode 35 of The Python Show Podcast. In this episode, we have special guest, Patrick Arminio ( @patrick91 ), the creator of Strawberry GraphQL , the Python implementation of GraphQL. We discuss the following topics: * 1:20 - Journey into programming * 3:57 - Favorite Python modules * 8:18 - Strawberry GraphQL * 19:38 - AI and open source development * 22:58 - Conference organizing * 3...

This week, we welcome Sebastian Raschka as our guest on The Python Show. Sebastian works for Lightning AI and writes the popular Ahead of AI newsletter . He is also the author of the following books: * Machine Learning Q and AI * Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-learn * Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) We talked about machine learning, AI, book writing, Python and so much more!...

Episode 33’s special guest is Jon Fincher from CodingNomads. Jon teaches and mentors people in Python and other topics. He also occasionally writes for Real Python. In this podcast, we chat about the following topics: * Jon’s journey to programming and Python * Teaching and mentoring * Python gaming packages * Writing * and much more! The Python Show is a reader-supported publication. To receive n...

Episode 32 is another great time! This time we welcome the amazing Reuven Lerner ( @reuvenmlerner ). Reuven is a corporate trainer who spends his days training people the Python programming language and the pandas package. Reuven has written a couple of books and also has three newsletters! In this episode, we discuss: * Python * pandas * AI * Training / teaching * Staying current in tech * and mu...