Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker
Python Bytes
Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker. The show is a short discussion on the headlines and noteworthy news in the Python, developer, and data science space.
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Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
#262 So many bots up in your documentation 09.12.2021 43:06
Topics covered in this episode: pytest 7.0.0rc1 PandasTutor Apache Airflow textwrap.dedent pip-audit Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/262
#261 Please re-enable spacebar heating 03.12.2021 42:21
Topics covered in this episode: rClone check-wheel-contents xarray JetBrains Remote Development The XY Problem kerchunk - Making data access fast and invisible Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/261
#260 It's brutally simple: made just from pickle and zip 23.11.2021 48:49
Topics covered in this episode: Using cog to update --help in a Markdown README file An oral history of Bank Python C Pyxel How to Ditch Codecov for Python Projects tiptop (like glances) pyc64 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/260
#259 That argument is a little late-bound 17.11.2021 47:24
Topics covered in this episode: pypi-changes Late-bound argument defaults for Python pandas.read_sql pyjion Tips for debugging with print() SHAP (and beeswarm plot ) Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/259
#258 Python built us an anime dog! 11.11.2021 43:09
Topics covered in this episode: stale: github bot to “Close Stale Issues and PRs” jut - JUpyter notebook Terminal viewer JupyterLyte Feature comparison of ack, ag, git-grep, GNU grep and ripgrep Python Client for Airtable: pyairtable Black can now format notebooks Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/258
#257 Python Launcher - Launching Python Everywhere 04.11.2021 40:25
Topics covered in this episode: Django 4.0 beta 1 released py - The Python launcher Model bakery Coverage goals, goals.py Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/257
#256 And the best open source project prize goes to ... 29.10.2021 59:36
Topics covered in this episode: It’s episode 2^8 (nearly 5 years of podcasting) Where does all the effort go? : Looking at Python core developer activity Why you shouldn't invoke setup.py directly By Paul Ganssle (from Talk Unlock the mysteries of time, Python's datetime that is! ) OpenTelemetry is going stable soon Understanding all of Python, through its builtins FastAPI, Dask, and more Python g...
#255 Closember eve, the cure for Hacktoberfest? 20.10.2021 46:49
Topics covered in this episode: Wrapping C++ with Cython tbump : bump software releases Closember by Matthias Bussonnier scikit learn goes 1.0 Using devpi as an offline PyPI cache PyPi command line Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/255
#254 Do Excel things, get notebook Python code with Mito 13.10.2021 31:02
Topics covered in this episode: yaml, GH Actions, and Python 3.10 Beating C and Java, Python Becomes the #1 Most Popular Programming Language, Says TIOBE Newspaper3k: Article scraping & curation PEP 660, pip 21.3, flit 3.4 -> easy editable installs Mito - a JupterLab Extension - generates Python code while you work on your analysis troposphere Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episo...
#253 A new Python for you, and for everyone! 07.10.2021 44:57
Topics covered in this episode: awesome-htmx Python 3.10 is here !!!! Prospector (almost) All Python analysis tools together Rich Pandas DataFrames Union types, baby! Make your code darker - Improving Python code incrementally Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/253
#252 Jupyter is now a desktop app! 29.09.2021 44:25
Topics covered in this episode: Changing themes to DIY SQLFluff JupyterLab Desktop Requests Cache pypi-rename Django 4 coming with Redis Adapter PEP 612 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/252
#251 A 95% complete episode (wait for it) 22.09.2021 55:33
Topics covered in this episode: auto-optional Making World-Class Docs Takes Effort Starship JMESPath pedalboard - audio effects library PEP 665 (and the journey so far ) Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/251
#250 skorch your scikit-learn together with PyTorch 15.09.2021 41:52
Topics covered in this episode: Exciting New Ways To Be Told That Your Python Code is Bad GitHub Readme Stats Nox Two tools for dealing with text MPIRE (MultiProcessing Is Really Easy) skorch Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/250
#249 All of Linux as a Python API 09.09.2021 37:12
Topics covered in this episode: Fickling Python Project-Local Virtualenv Management Testcontainers jc What is Python's Ellipsis Object? PyTorch Forecasting Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/249
#248 while True: stand up, sit down 02.09.2021 52:09
Topics covered in this episode: Why I use attrs instead of pydantic mclfy Textual and boilerplate removal xdoctest Automate the standing desk with python Hypermodern Python Cookiecutter Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/248
#247 Do you dare to press "."? 26.08.2021 46:12
Topics covered in this episode: Keep your computer awake during long processing How to write a great Stack Overflow question Github.dev - press ‘.’ to edit code in any GitHub repo Log analyzer (minus google analytics) KMK: Clackety Keyboards Powered by Python SQLModel - use the same models for SQL and FastAPI Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/247
#246 Love your crashes, use Rich to beautify tracebacks 11.08.2021 46:19
Topics covered in this episode: mktestdocs Redis powered queues (QR3) 25 Pandas Functions You Didn’t Know Existed FastAPI and Rich Tracebacks in Development Dev in Residence Dagster Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/246
#245 Fire up your Python time machine (and test some code) 04.08.2021 41:56
Topics covered in this episode: State of the community (via Jet Brains) Cornell - record & replay mock server pyinstrument Python 3.10 is now in Release Candidate phase. RC1 just released. Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/245
#244 vendorizing your Python podcast 30.07.2021 34:43
Topics covered in this episode: pip Environmental Variables Extra, Extra, 6x Extra, hear all about it Building and testing Python with GitHub Actions python-vendorize Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/244
#243 Django unicorns and multi-region PostgreSQL 21.07.2021 42:19
Topics covered in this episode: MongoDB 5 Python 3.11: Enhanced error locations in tracebacks fly.io multi-region PostgreSQL and last mile Redis django-unicorn Blue: The somewhat less uncompromising code formatter than black Organize and Index Your Screenshots (OCR) on macOS Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/243
#242 from lib import * but less 15.07.2021 39:18
Topics covered in this episode: just Strong Typing testbook auto-all Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/242
#241 f-yes we want some f-string tricks! 07.07.2021 39:53
Topics covered in this episode: Autosync all branches of a fork Measuring memory usage in Python: it’s tricky! Python f-strings can do more than you thought. f'{val=}', f'{val!r}', f'{dt:%Y-%m-%d}' 10 Tips and Tools You Can Adopt in 15 minutes or Less To Level Up Your Dev Productivity How to Start a Production-Ready Django Project Bunch Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the w...
#240 This is GitHub, your pilot speaking... 02.07.2021 51:58
Topics covered in this episode: Subclassing in Python Redux Extra, Extra, Extra*7, Hear all about it! klib Don’t forget about functools GitHub Copilot Kats Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/240
#239 No module named pythonbytes 23.06.2021 43:09
Topics covered in this episode: ormar: an async mini ORM for Python, with support for Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite. No module named JupyterLite Lot of plots Monty, Mongo tinified. MongoDB implemented in Python Exhaustiveness Checking with Mypy Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/239
#238 A cloud-based file system for Python and a new GUI! 15.06.2021 47:07
Topics covered in this episode: Practical SQL for Data Analysis Git Blame in your Python Tracebacks fsspec: a unified file system library The need for slimmer containers PandasGUI: A GUI for analyzing Pandas DataFrames xarray: pandas-like API for labeled N-dimensional data Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/238
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