Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker

Python Bytes

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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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#137 Advanced Python testing and big-time diffs 02.07.2019 28:05

Topics covered in this episode: Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python, Scala and OCaml MongoDB 4.2 Deep Difference and search of any Python object/data Advanced Python Testing Understanding Python's del Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/137

#136 A Python kernel rather than cleaning the batteries? 25.06.2019 30:27

Topics covered in this episode: Voilà! Toward a “Kernel Python” Use main .py The CPython Bytecode Compiler is Dumb You can play with EdgeDB now, maybe 16 Python libraries that helped a healthcare startup grow Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/136

#135 macOS deprecates Python 2, will stop shipping it (eventually) 20.06.2019 32:24

Topics covered in this episode: Why do Python lists let you += a tuple, when you can’t + a tuple? macOS deprecates Python 2, will stop shipping it (eventually) Pythonic Ways to Use Dictionaries Things you are probably not using in Python 3 But Should Have a time machine? C++ would get the Python 2 → 3 treatment too Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes....

#134 Python proves Mercury is the closest planet to Earth 12.06.2019 21:10

Topics covered in this episode: Three scientists publish a paper proving that Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth. using Python Github semantics flake8-black Python Preview for VS Code Create and Publish a Python Package with Poetry Pointers in Python: What's the Point? Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/134

#133 Github sponsors - The model open source has been waiting for? 05.06.2019 27:29

Topics covered in this episode: Python built-ins worth learning Github sponsors and match Build a REST API in 30 minutes with Django REST Framework Dependabot has been acquired by GitHub spoof “ New features planned for Python 4.0 ” BlackSheep web framework Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/133

#132 Algorithms as objects 30.05.2019 30:19

Topics covered in this episode: History of CircuitPython Algorithms as objects pico-pytest An Introduction to Cython, the Secret Python Extension with Superpowers Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/132

#131 Python 3 has issues (over on GitHub) 21.05.2019 27:15

Topics covered in this episode: PEP 581 (Using GitHub issues for CPython) is accepted Things you’re probably not using in Python 3 – but should The Python Arcade Library Teaching a kid to code with Pygame Zero Follow up on GIL / PEP 554 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/131

#130 Python.exe now shipping with Windows 10 14.05.2019 24:07

Topics covered in this episode: pgcli Papermill Python Language Summit Python in Windows 10 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/130

#129 Maintaining a Python Project when it’s not your job 06.05.2019 16:40

Topics covered in this episode: Maintaining a Python Project when it’s not your job Python in 1994 Textblob Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/129

#128 Will the GIL be obsolete with PEP 554? 02.05.2019 23:01

Topics covered in this episode: Solving Algorithmic Problems in Python with pytest DepHell -- project management for Python Dask Animations with Matplotlib PEP 554 -- Multiple Interpreters in the Stdlib Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/128

#127 That Python code is on fire! 25.04.2019 24:55

Topics covered in this episode: inline_python (for rust) Requests3: Under Way! 🔥 Pyflame : *A Ptracing Profiler For Python flit + src cheat.sh Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/127

#126 WebAssembly comes to Python 19.04.2019 30:10

Topics covered in this episode: Python Used to Take Photo of Black Hole Wasmer - Python Library for executing WebAssembly binaries Cooked Input JetBrains and PyCharm officially collaborating with Anaconda Building a Serverless IoT Solution with Python Azure Functions and SignalR multiprocessing.shared_memory — Provides shared memory for direct access across processes Extras Joke See the full show...

#125 Will you conquer the deadlock empire? 13.04.2019 31:46

Topics covered in this episode: My How and Why: pyproject.toml & the 'src' Project Structure The Deadlock Empire: Slay dragons, master concurrency! Cog 3.0 StackOverflow 2019 Developer Survey Results Cuv’ner “ A commanding view of your test-coverage" Mobile apps launched Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/125

#124 This is not the None you're looking for 05.04.2019 27:41

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:29] pytest 4.4.0 [play:3:47] requests-async [play:7:10] Reasons why PyPI should not be a service [play:12:35] Jupyter in the cloud [play:16:57] Jupyter Notebook tutorials [play:19:28] Unique sentinel values, identity checks, and when to use object() instead of None Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/124

#123 Time to right the py-wrongs 29.03.2019 25:31

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:34] Deconstructing xkcd.com/1987/ [play:3:12] Python package as a CLI option [play:10:29] Refactoring Python Applications for Simplicity [play:14:15] FastAPI [play:17:48] Bleach: stepping down as maintainer Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/123

#122 Give Me Back My Monolith 22.03.2019 29:06

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:55] Combining and separating dictionaries [play:3:02] Why I Avoid Slack [play:7:57] Hunting for Memory Leaks in Python applications [play:13:06] Give Me Back My Monolith [play:18:23] Famous Laws Of Software Development [play:20:54] Beer Garden Plugins Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/122

#121 python2 becomes self-aware, enters fifth stage of grief 16.03.2019 23:34

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:40] Futurize and Auto-Futurize [play:3:42] Tech blog writing live stream [play:8:50] bullet: Beautiful Python Prompts Made Simple [play:11:15] Hosting private pip packages using Azure Artifacts [play:13:15] Async/await for wxPython Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/121

#120 AWS, MongoDB, and the Economic Realities of Open Source and more 05.03.2019 25:25

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:53] The Ultimate Guide To Memorable Tech Talks [play:3:56] Running Flask on Kubernetes [play:10:51] Python server setup for macOS 🍎 [play:12:52] Learn Enough Python to be Useful: argparse [play:14:56] AWS, MongoDB, and the Economic Realities of Open Source Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/120

#119 Assorted files as Django ORM backends with Alkali 26.02.2019 22:13

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:52] Incrementally migrating over one million lines of code from Python 2 to Python 3 [play:3:42] Network Automation Development with Python (for fun and for profit) [play:9:59] Carnegie Mellon Launches Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence [play:11:37] asyncio + PyQt5/PySide2 [play:13:02] 4 things I want to see in Python 4.0 Extras Joke See the ful...

#118 Better Python executable management with pipx 22.02.2019 25:54

Topics covered in this episode: [play:7:52] Data science is different now Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/118

#117 Is this the end of Python virtual environments? 14.02.2019 28:20

See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/117

#116 So you want Python in a 3D graphics engine? 06.02.2019 17:56

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:25] Inside python dict — an explorable explanation [play:2:37] Embed Python in Unreal Engine 4 [play:4:32] Redirecting stdout with contextlib [play:7:56] Panda3D [play:10:32] Why PyPI Doesn't Know Your Projects Dependencies [play:13:58] PyGame series Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/116

#115 Dataclass CSV reader and Nina drops by 02.02.2019 28:58

Topics covered in this episode: [play:1:03] Great Expectations [play:5:01] Using CircuitPython and MicroPython to write Python for wearable electronics and embedded platforms [play:11:58] How to Rock Python Packaging with Poetry and Briefcase [play:14:59] awesome-python-security 🕶🐍🔐 , a collection of tools, techniques, and resources to make your Python more secure [play:18:20] pydbg Extras Joke...

#114 What should be in the Python standard library? 26.01.2019 28:33

Topics covered in this episode: [play:0:37] What should be in the Python standard library? [play:9:00] Data Science portal for Home Assistant launched [play:12:17] What's the future of the pandas library? [play:16:17] PyOxidizer [play:19:31] Working With Files in Python [play:22:06] $ python == $ python3? Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/114

#113 Python Lands on the Windows 10 App Store 18.01.2019 23:22

Topics covered in this episode: [play:1:01] Advent of Code 2018 Solutions [play:2:37] Python Lands on the Windows 10 App Store [play:7:06] How I Built A Python Web Framework And Became An Open Source Maintainer [play:11:46] Python maintainability score via Wily [play:13:03] A couple fun awesome lists [play:16:32] fastlogging Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at py...