

Python Bytes
Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken. The show is a short discussion on the headlines and noteworthy news in the Python, developer, and data science space.
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May 26, 2021 • 46min
#235 Flask 2.0 Articles and Reactions
Topics covered in this episode:
Flask 2.0 articles and reactions
Python 3.11 will be 2x faster?
3 Tools to Track and Visualize the Execution of your Python Code
DuckDB + Pandas
Extras
Joke
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May 19, 2021 • 50min
#234 The Astronomy-filled edition with Dr. Becky
Topics covered in this episode:
Powering the Python Package Index in 2021
The Leuven Star Atlas
TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator
Python Package CI/CD with GitHub Actions
SpaceX is using Python for prototyping their Starlink satellite software
: A beginner’s guide to working with astronomical data
Extras
Joke
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May 12, 2021 • 51min
#233 RaaS: Readme as a Service
Topics covered in this episode:
readme.so
Wafer-scale Python
datefinder and dateutil
Cinder - Instagram's performance oriented fork of CPython
PyCon US 2021
Extras
Joke
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May 5, 2021 • 38min
#232 PyPI in a box and a revolutionary keyboard
Topics covered in this episode:
Sphinx Themes Gallery update
Mongita - Like SQLite but for MongoDB
World Plone Day 2021 - Over 50 Videos from 16 Countries
The social contract of open source: view every commit as a gift
PyPI in a box
Film simulations from scratch using Python
Extras
Joke
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Apr 28, 2021 • 44min
#231 Go Python, Go!
Topics covered in this episode:
For-Else: A Weird but Useful Feature in Python
Tortoise ORM
Faster Python with Go Shared objects
Learn by reading code: Python standard library design decisions explained (for advanced beginners)
Gradio: Create UIs for prototyping your machine learning model in 3 minutes
Use basketball stats to optimize game play with Visual Studio Code
Extras
Joke
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Apr 21, 2021 • 46min
#230 PyMars? Yes! FLoC? No!
Topics covered in this episode:
calmcode.io
Natural sort (aka natsort)
Python controlling a helicopter on Mars.
Pydantic, FastAPI, Typer will all run on 3.10, 3.11, and into the future
* Extra, Extra, Extra, Extra hear all about it*
Build Python books with Jupyter-Book
Extras
Joke
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Apr 15, 2021 • 43min
#229 Has one of your dependencies died?
Topics covered in this episode:
Coverage.py (5.6b1) and third-party code
So you want your own PaaS? Piku!
Web3.py
Deadpendency
All The Important Features and Changes in Python 3.10
freeCodeCamp’s Python Curriculum
Extras
Joke
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Apr 7, 2021 • 44min
#228 Supreme Court decides API copyright battle
Topics covered in this episode:
How to make an awesome Python package in 2021
Kubestriker
wasmtime
Depend-a-lot-bot
Supreme Court sides with Google in API copyright battle with Oracle
RedisAI
Extras
Joke
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Mar 31, 2021 • 33min
#227 No more awaiting, async comes to SQLAlchemy
Topics covered in this episode:
Number One, that's "retract plank," not "remove plank."
SQLAlchemy 1.4.0 Released
django-tenants
pre-commit ci
Snyk (Python) Package Advisor
PyWebIO
Extras
Joke
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Mar 25, 2021 • 46min
#226 Teaching Python podcast on the podcast!
Topics covered in this episode:
DataClass vs NamedTuple vs Object: A Battle of Performance in Python
Can My Water Cooled Raspberry Pi Cluster Beat My MacBook?
There is an app for that!
New packaging security funding & NYU
* Extra x8, hear all about it*
Using Development Containers with VS Code for Students
Extras
Joke
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