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
#212 SQLite as a file format (like docx) 16.12.2020 36:16
Topics covered in this episode: pytest 6.2 is out SQLite as a file format (like docx) A Day in Code: Python – A picture book written in code PythonLabs is now hosted by Azure. and “Yes, Barry, there is a PythonLabs” Extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, extra, hear all about it OpenMV Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/212
#211 Will a black hole devour this episode? 07.12.2020 44:32
Topics covered in this episode: Introducing FARM Stack - FastAPI, React, and MongoDB py-applescript airspeed velocity visidata Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/211
#210 Analyzing Kickstarter Campaigns with Python 03.12.2020 31:08
Topics covered in this episode: Analyzing Kickstarter Campaigns with Python Data Science Tools GPU Accelerated Python for Machine Learning on Cross-Vendor Graphics Cards Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/210
#209 JITing Python with .NET, no irons in sight 27.11.2020 33:13
Topics covered in this episode: Running Python on .NET 5 PEP 621 -- Storing project metadata in pyproject.toml GitHub revamps copyright takedown policy after restoring YouTube-dl Install & Configure MongoDB on the Raspberry Pi Extra! extra! extra!, hear all about it! A Python driven AI Stylist Inspired by Social Media Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pytho...
#208 Dependencies out of control? Just pip chill. 19.11.2020 30:06
Topics covered in this episode: pip-chill - Make requirements with only the packages you need Windows update broke NumPy Build Plugins with Pluggy LINQ in Python Klio: a framework for processing audio files or any binary files, at large scale Collapsing code cells in Jupyter Notebooks Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/208
#207 FastAPI as a web platform (not just APIs) 13.11.2020 33:27
Topics covered in this episode: fastapi-chameleon (and fastapi-jinja ) Django REST API in a single file, without using DRF 2020 StackOverflow survey results A Visual Guide to Regular Expression Taking credit Raspberry Pi 400 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/207
#206 Python dropping old operating systems is normal! 08.11.2020 42:56
Topics covered in this episode: Making Enums (as always, arguably) more Pythonic Python 3.10 will be up to 10% faster Python 3.9 and no more Windows 7 Writing Robust Bash Shell Scripts Ideas for 5x faster CPython CPython core developer sprints Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/206
#205 This is going to be a little bit awkward 31.10.2020 34:18
Topics covered in this episode: Awkward arrays Ordered dict surprises jupyter lab autocomplete and more Open Source Tools & Data for Music Source Separation Pass by Reference in Python: Background and Best Practices Visualizing Git Concepts Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/205
#204 Take the PSF survey and Will & Carlton drop by 23.10.2020 40:02
Topics covered in this episode: nbQA: Quality Assurance for Jupyter Notebooks The PSF yearly survey is out, go take it now! From Prototype to Production in Django Deployment: Getting your app online All Contributors MovingPandas Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/204
#203 Scripting a masterpiece for Python web automation 16.10.2020 40:45
Topics covered in this episode: Introducing DigitalOcean App Platform Announcing Playwright for Python Asynchronously Opening and Closing Files in asyncio Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost locust.io Fixing Hacktoberfest Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/203
#202 Jupyter is back in black! 09.10.2020 33:24
Topics covered in this episode: New in Python 3.9 jupyter-black Understanding and preventing DoS in web applications bbox-visualizer How to NEVER use lambdas. Uncommon Contributions: Making impact without touching the core of a library Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/202
#201 Understand git by rebuilding it in Python 02.10.2020 40:26
Topics covered in this episode: Under the hood of calling C/C++ from Python ugit: DIY Git in Python Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer Profiling Django Views Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/201
#200 No dog-piling please (it's episode 200!) 25.09.2020 32:19
Topics covered in this episode: How to be helpful online blackcellmagic Test smarter, not harder US: The Greatest Package in the World Think Like A Coder Costs of running a Python web app for 55k monthly users Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/200
#199 Big news for a very small Python runtime 17.09.2020 29:28
Topics covered in this episode: micropython updated respx: A utility for mocking out the Python HTTPX library GetPy - A Vectorized Python Dict/Set isort and black now play nice together easily Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates Never Run ‘python’ In Your Downloads Folder Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonby...
#198 There's a beaver in your database and Anna-Lena drops by 11.09.2020 34:42
Topics covered in this episode: Easily create Python scripts using argparse DBeaver Database UI Tool Anna- pdp++ debugger Markdown toys Python Malware and obfuscation Anna- attrs package Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/198
#197 Structured concurrency in Python 05.09.2020 36:08
Topics covered in this episode: Structured concurrency in Python with AnyIO The Consortium for Python Data API Standards Ask for Forgiveness or Look Before You Leap? myrepos A deep dive into the official Docker image for Python “Only in a Pandemic” section Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/197
#196 Version your SQL schemas with git + automatically migrate them 27.08.2020 31:05
Topics covered in this episode: Surviving Django (if you care about databases) Python Numbers and the Flyweight design pattern What Are Python Wheels and Why Should You Care? Pandas_Alive How To Use the Python Map Function Version your SQL schemas with git + automatically migrate them Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/196
#195 Runtime type checking for Python type hints 18.08.2020 33:07
Topics covered in this episode: watchdog Status code 418 pydantic’s new Validation decorator Building Python Extension Modules in Assembly easy property Non Blocking Assertion Failures with pytest-check Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/195
#194 Events and callbacks in the Python language! 10.08.2020 28:30
Topics covered in this episode: An introduction to mutation testing in Python asynq redis: Beyond the Cache LittleTable pytest-timeout Events Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/194
#193 Break out the Django testing toolbox 06.08.2020 34:10
Topics covered in this episode: Start using pip install --use-feature=2020-resolver if you aren’t already Profiling Python import statements Django Testing Toolbox Pandas-profiling Interfaces, Mixins and Building Powerful Custom Data Structures in Python Pickle’s 9 flaws Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/193
#192 Calculations by hand, but in the compter, with Handcalcs 02.08.2020 30:29
Topics covered in this episode: Building a self-updating profile README for GitHub Handcalcs The (non-)return of the Python print statement FastAPI for Flask Users Tweet deleting with tweepy Clinging to memory: how Python function calls can increase your memory usage No local variable at all Re-use the local variable Transfer object ownership Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on...
#191 Live from the Manning Python Conference 22.07.2020 52:33
Topics covered in this episode: VS Code Device Simulator pytest 6.0.0rc1 What is the core of the Python programming language? Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/191
#190 You will now be notified if the Python zipper is broken 16.07.2020 43:34
Topics covered in this episode: Python async frameworks - Beyond developer tribalism commitizen International PyCons go online (kind of) PEP 618 -- Add Optional Length-Checking To zip timedelta and division? Pylance released for Microsoft VS Code Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/190
#189 What does str.strip() do? Are you sure? 09.07.2020 31:57
Topics covered in this episode: Improving Python exception chaining with raise-from Create and publish interactive reports in Python Pickle’s nine flaws PEP 602 -- Annual Release Cycle for Python More git Resources: PEP 616 -- String methods to remove prefixes and suffixes Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/189
#188 Will there be a "switch" in Python the language? 03.07.2020 31:30
Topics covered in this episode: Making a trading bot asynchronous using Python’s “unsync” library Fruit salad scrum estimation scale Math to Code PEP 622 -- Structural Pattern Matching CodeArtifact from AWS invoke Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/188
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