In this podcast, the PyPI Safety & Security Engineer discusses enhancing security for Python developers, challenges in securing Python packages, tips for developers to improve security awareness, the importance of security testing, and preparing for future security trends. The conversation includes embracing failure to grow, exploring security tools and practices, and recommendations for staying updated on Python security measures.

Mike Fiedler, PyPI Safety & Security Engineer, discusses the state of PyPI security and plans for the future. They cover challenges of software security, PyPI publishing, working with corporations, package security concerns, and the importance of two-factor authentication. They also talk about the 'p print' package for pretty printing in Python.

This week, Mike Fiedler, PyPI's Safety & Security Engineer, talks about how he started as a contributor and became a maintainer. They discuss securing accounts using 2FA and a new publishing method called trusted publishing. Mike also shares advice on giving back to open source.