

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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Dec 7, 2018 • 23min
#107 Restructuring and searching data, the Python way
Topics covered in this episode:
[play:0:52] glom: restructuring data, the Python way
[play:5:31] Scientific GUI apps with TraitsUI
[play:7:49] Pampy: The Pattern Matching for Python you always dreamed of
[play:11:28] Google AI better than doctors at detecting breast cancer
[play:15:37] 2018 Advent of Code
[play:16:56] Red Hat Linux 8.0 Beta released, now (finally) updated to use Python 3.6 as default instead of 2.7
Extras
Joke
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Dec 1, 2018 • 26min
#106 Fluent query APIs on Python collections
Topics covered in this episode:
[play:0:49] Dependency Management through a DevOps Lens
[play:5:25] Plugins made simple with pluginlib
[play:8:00] How to Test Your Django App with Selenium and pytest
[play:12:40]* Fluent collection APIs (flupy and asq)*
[play:16:41] Guido blogging again
[play:21:33]* Web apps in pure Python apps with Anvil*
Extras
Joke
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Nov 23, 2018 • 24min
#105 Colorizing and Restoring Old Images with Deep Learning
Topics covered in this episode:
[play:1:32] Colorizing and Restoring Old Images with Deep Learning
[play:4:25] PlatformIO IDE for VSCode
[play:7:35] Python Data Visualization 2018: Why So Many Libraries?
[play: 11:21] coder.com - VS Code in the cloud
[play:14:20] By Welcoming Women, Python’s Founder Overcomes Closed Minds In Open Source
[play:19:40] Machine Learning Basics
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Nov 17, 2018 • 30min
#104 API Evolution the Right Way
Topics covered in this episode:
[play:4:32] wily: A Python application for tracking, reporting on timing and complexity in tests and applications.
[play:8:00] Latest VS Code has Juypter support
[play:11:17] API Evolution the Right Way
[play:16:10] PySimpleGUI now on Qt
[play:19:57] Comparison of the 7 governance PEPs
[play:23:54] Shiboken (from Qt for Python project)
Extras
Joke
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Nov 8, 2018 • 27min
#103 Getting to 10x (results for developers)
Topics covered in this episode:
[play:1:11] FEniCS
[play:5:13] cursive_re
[play:8:33] pyimagesearch
[play:11:52] Visualization of Python development up till 2012
[play:14:37] Getting to 10x (Results): What Any Developer Can Learn from the Best
[play:19:55] Chaos Toolkit
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Oct 31, 2018 • 27min
#102 Structure of a Flask Project
Topics covered in this episode:
QuantEcon
Structure of a Flask Project
Overusing lambda expressions in Python
Asyncio in Python 3.7
* Giving thanks with* **pip thank**
Getting Started With Testing in Python
Extras
Joke
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Oct 24, 2018 • 22min
#101 Nobel Prize awarded to a Python convert
Topics covered in this episode:
Asterisks in Python: what they are and how to use them
responder web framework
* Python Example resource:* pythonprogramming.in
More in depth TensorFlow
MAKERphone - an educational DIY mobile phone
Extras
Joke
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Oct 19, 2018 • 42min
#100 The big 100 with special guests
Topics covered in this episode:
poetry
Anthony * pylama *and radon
Nina * *Tools for teaching Python
Dan My favorite tool of 2018: “Black” code formatter by Łukasz Langa
Brett * A Web without JavaScript*: Russell Keith-Magee at PyCon AU
Async WebDriver implementation for asyncio and asyncio-compatible frameworks
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Joke
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Oct 16, 2018 • 21min
#99 parse - the regex antidote in Python
Topics covered in this episode:
parse
fman Build System
fastjsonschema
IPython 7.0, Async REPL
molten
A Python love letter
Extras
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Oct 8, 2018 • 27min
#98 Python-Electron as a Python GUI
Topics covered in this episode:
Making Etch-a-Sketch Art With Python
Dropbox moves to Python 3
* Resources for PyCon that relate to really any talk venue*
Electron as GUI of Python Applications
pluggy: A minimalist production ready plugin system
How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
Extras
Joke
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