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 30, 2019 • 30min
#132 Algorithms as objects
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
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May 21, 2019 • 27min
#131 Python 3 has issues (over on GitHub)
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
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May 14, 2019 • 24min
#130 Python.exe now shipping with Windows 10
Topics covered in this episode:
pgcli
Papermill
Python Language Summit
Python in Windows 10
Extras
Joke
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May 6, 2019 • 17min
#129 Maintaining a Python Project when it’s not your job
Topics covered in this episode:
Maintaining a Python Project when it’s not your job
Python in 1994
Textblob
Extras
Joke
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May 2, 2019 • 23min
#128 Will the GIL be obsolete with PEP 554?
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
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Apr 25, 2019 • 25min
#127 That Python code is on fire!
Topics covered in this episode:
inline_python (for rust)
Requests3: Under Way!
🔥 Pyflame : *A Ptracing Profiler For Python
flit + src
cheat.sh
Extras
Joke
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Apr 19, 2019 • 30min
#126 WebAssembly comes to Python
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
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Apr 13, 2019 • 32min
#125 Will you conquer the deadlock empire?
Exploring pyproject.toml and 'src' project structure, mastering concurrency in the Deadlock Empire game, updated cog 3.0 tool, insights from StackOverflow 2019 Developer Survey, Cuv'ner for test-coverage, mobile apps launch, and a dose of coding jokes.
Apr 5, 2019 • 28min
#124 This is not the None you're looking for
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
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Mar 29, 2019 • 26min
#123 Time to right the py-wrongs
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
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