

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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Jul 17, 2018 • 33min
#87 Guido van Rossum steps down
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Jul 13, 2018 • 26min
#86 Make your NoSQL async and await-able with uMongo
Topics covered in this episode:
responses
29 common beginner Python errors on one page
μMongo
Basic Statistics in Python: Descriptive Statistics
Strings and Character Data in Python
PEP 572: Assignment expressions accepted
Extras
Joke
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Jul 3, 2018 • 25min
#85 Visually debugging your Jupyter notebook
Topics covered in this episode:
the state of type hints in Python
Flaskerizer
PixieDebugger
Extras
Joke
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Jun 28, 2018 • 26min
#84 Vibora web framework: It's fast, async, and means viper
Topics covered in this episode:
Correcting Documentation for a Deployed Python Package
Flask Mega Tutorial
pre-commit
* Python 3.7 release and PSF board members*
Vibora web framework
Extras
Joke
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Jun 22, 2018 • 29min
#83 from __future__ import braces
Topics covered in this episode:
Code with Mu: a simple Python editor for beginner programmers.
Python parenthesis primer
Python for Qt Released
Itertools in Python 3, By Example
Python Sets and Set Theory
Python 3.7 is coming soon!
Extras
Joke
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Jun 15, 2018 • 26min
#82 Let's make a clear Python 3 statement
Topics covered in this episode:
Building and Documenting Python REST APIs With Flask and Connexion
MyPy + PyCharm
* Automatic code/doc conversion*
python3statement
Extras
Joke
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Jun 5, 2018 • 17min
#81 Making your C library callable from Python by wrapping it with Cython
Topics covered in this episode:
* Learning about Machine Learning*
Making your C library callable from Python by wrapping it with Cython
Taming Irreversibility with Feature Flags (in Python)
pretend: a stubbing library
The official Flask tutorial
An introduction to Python bytecode
Extras
Joke
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May 29, 2018 • 31min
#80 Dan Bader drops by and we found 30 new Python projects
Topics covered in this episode:
Packaging Python Projects
gidgethub — An async library for calling GitHub’s API
pystemd
PyCharm 2018.2 EAP 1 includes improved pytest support
30 amazing Python projects (2018 edition)
Extras
Joke
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May 25, 2018 • 28min
#79 15 Tips to Enhance your Github Flow
Topics covered in this episode:
pytest 3.6.0
* Hello* Qt for Python
MongoDB 4.0.0-rc0 available
Pipenv review, after using it in production
Pandas goes Python 3 only
Extras
Joke
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May 18, 2018 • 26min
#78 Setting Expectations for Open Source Participation
Topics covered in this episode:
The Forgotten Optional else in Python Loops
libraries.io
The other (great) benefit of Python type annotations
Setting Expectations for Open Source Participation
ngrok
Extras
Joke
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