

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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Aug 6, 2019 • 31min
#142 There's a bandit in the Python space
Topics covered in this episode:
Writing sustainable Python scripts
Static Analysis and Bandit
jupyter-black
Report Generation workflow with papermill, jupyter, rclone, nbconvert, …
How — and why — you should use Python Generators
Extras
Joke
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Jul 29, 2019 • 31min
#141 Debugging with f-strings coming in Python 3.8
Topics covered in this episode:
Debugging with f-strings in Python 3.8
Am I "real" software developer yet?
De bugging with local variables and snoop
New home for Humans
The Backwards Commercial License
Switching Python Parsers?
Extras
Joke
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Jul 23, 2019 • 25min
#140 Becoming a 10x Developer (sorta)
Topics covered in this episode:
Becoming a 10x Developer: 10 ways to be a better teammate
quasar & vue.py
Regular Expressions 101
python-diskcache
The Python Help System
Python Architecture Graphs
Extras
Joke
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Jul 18, 2019 • 39min
#139 f"Yes!" for the f-strings
Topics covered in this episode:
Simplify Your Python Developer Environment
New fast.ai course: A Code-First Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Cloning the human voice
Ab(using) pyproject.toml and stuffing pytest.ini and mypy.ini content into it
Polyaxon
Flynt for f-strings
Extras
Joke
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Jul 8, 2019 • 30min
#138 Will PyOxidizer weld shut one of Python's major gaps?
Topics covered in this episode:
flake8-comprehensions
PyOxidizer (again)
Using changedir to avoid the need for src
WebRTC and ORTC implementation for Python using asyncio
Apprise - Push Notifications that work with just about every platform!
Websauna web framework
Extras
Joke
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Jul 2, 2019 • 28min
#137 Advanced Python testing and big-time diffs
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
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Jun 25, 2019 • 30min
#136 A Python kernel rather than cleaning the batteries?
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
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Jun 20, 2019 • 32min
#135 macOS deprecates Python 2, will stop shipping it (eventually)
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
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Jun 12, 2019 • 21min
#134 Python proves Mercury is the closest planet to Earth
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
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Jun 5, 2019 • 27min
#133 Github sponsors - The model open source has been waiting for?
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
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