Barry Warsaw has been with Python almost from the beginning, and is still at it.The early days of PythonThe tone and feel of the Python community came from GuidoTai ChiMeditationBass GuitarStick around until the very end of the show for a special treat, Barry Warsaw and The Zen of Python.Links from the show:Cheng Man-ch'ingBarry's soundcloudBarry on YouTubeBarry is the official Python FLUFLThe Zen of Python, put to music The Complete pytest CourseLevel up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Topics:“I don't know about the rest of you... I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." Brett Cannon, Python Core Dev, Pycon US 2014 Opening remarksPublic speakingBeing encouraging to othersWhy CanadaMeanings of Back Bacon, Toque, and PopWalking in VancouverSnowshoeingPhilosophy and thinking logicallyProving the existence of GodRewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.”1 week per month on technical debt.Fountain pensWriting a gratitude journalBooks“What goes on in your brain is not the same as everyone else’s.”"Steeped in the world of tea." - nice punLinks from the show:Podcast interviewsDjango Chat - 20 Years of Python - Brett CannonThe Changelog - There’s a whole PEP about that - Brett CannonTim Urban’s TED talk which is about procrastination and not public speaking, so I have no idea what Brett is talking about. Good talk though. Brett’s PyCascades talk: Python's Syntactic SugarBrian’s PyCascades talk: Sharing is Caring: Sharing pytest Fixtures The Complete pytest CourseLevel up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Paul Everitt is a developer advocate for JetBrains and PyCharm. Covered topics include:The transition of Python from BDFL to steering committeeBrainstorming topics for this podcastDjango, function based vs class based views, and Nancy PelosiCoaching Lacrosse, "we're not in the lacrosse business, we're in the leadership business"Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influenceWe don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroesVolunteering work is a lot like open sourceSkateboarding and collaboration over competition The Complete pytest CourseLevel up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Michael is the host of the podcasts Talk Python to Me and Python Bytes and runs the Python online course site Talk Python Training.He is also pretty serious about motorcycling, spends some time with simulated racing, and used to play billiards for cash. The Complete pytest CourseLevel up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★