The Real Python Podcast
Python Tips, Interviews, and More
A weekly Python podcast hosted by Christopher Bailey with interviews, coding tips, and conversation with guests from the Python community.
The show covers a wide range of topics including Python programming best practices, career tips, and related software development topics.
Join us every Friday morning to hear what’s new in the world of Python programming and become a more effective Pythonista.
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Episode 8: Docker + Python for Data Science and Machine Learning
May 08, 2020 55m
Docker is a common tool for Python developers creating and deploying applications, but what do you need to know if you want to use Docker for data science and machine learning? What are the best practices if you want to start using containers for your scientific projects? This week Christopher's guest is Tania Allard, she is a Sr. Developer Advocate at Microsoft focusing on Machine Learning, scientific computing, research and open source. Tania has created a talk for the PyCon US 2020 which is now online. The talk is titled "Docker and Python: Making them Play Nicely and Securely for Data Science and ML." Her talk draws on her expertise in the improvement of processes, reproducibility and transparency in research and data science. They discuss a variety of tools for making your containers more secure and results reproducible. Tania is passionate about mentoring, open-source, and its community. She is an organizer for Mentored Sprints for Diverse Beginners, and she talks about the upcoming online sprints for PyCon US 2020. Christopher and Tania also discuss her plans to start a podcast.
Episode 7: AsyncIO + Music, Origins of Black, and Managing Python Releases
May 01, 2020 1h 27m
Want to learn more about AsyncIO in Python, with an example where you can see and hear events being triggered in real-time? This week Christopher interviews Łukasz Langa. Łukasz has created a talk for PyCon 2020 about using AsyncIO with Music. In this talk he shows live examples of coroutines, gathering, the event loop and events being triggered to create a piece of music. They talk about his role as the release manager for Python 3.8 and 3.9. He also provides background on the origins of his very popular, uncompromising code formatter, Black, and the types of problems it can solve inside of an organization. Łukasz previously worked for Facebook, which is where he started Black. He talks about recently moving back to Poland. Łukasz discusses his current work for Edge DB, building a new generation object-relational database.
Episode 6: Python REST APIs and The Well-Grounded Python Developer
Apr 24, 2020 54m
Are you interested in building REST APIs with Flask and SQLAlchemy? This week Christopher interviews Doug Farrell about his four-part Real Python series on Python REST APIs. They discuss the various Python tools and libraries used in the series. Doug also shares his practices for continuous learning. Doug has worked in process control, embedded systems, and has a long background in software development. He's currently a developer at ShutterFly, and discusses developing tools for his internal customers. He also teaches Python to kids at a STEM school near where he lives. Currently Doug is writing a book for Manning Publications, "The Well-Grounded Python Developer". The book is currently available in an early access state. And as always please check out all the additional resources and tools that Doug discusses, they are all gathered for you in the show notes.
Episode 5: Exploring CircuitPython
Apr 17, 2020 1h 3m
Have you ever wanted to explore using Python with electronics? CircuitPython is a great platform to get started with. This week Christopher talks with Thea Flowers. Thea has been creating several hardware projects based around CircuitPython, and she talks about getting started on the platform. She also answers questions about how she taught herself to design and prototype printed circuit boards. Thea discusses several of her open source projects, including Nox, ConductHotline, and getting involved with CircuitPython. She was the conference co-chair for PyCascades, and Christopher asks her about how someone could get involved in volunteering for conferences. Thea also talks about building diversity in the community. This episode was initially recorded at an earlier date, so Christopher asked Thea to come back for a few minutes to discuss updates on her projects and about a recent honor she received.
Episode 4: Learning Python Through Errors
Apr 10, 2020 1h 10m
This week Christopher interviews Martin Breuss, about a couple of the video training courses he's created for Real Python. They discuss his course on getting started with Django, and how to learn Python through errors, and how errors really are your friends. Martin talks about his work with Coding Nomads, and teaching Python around the world. He also provides some tips on debugging and writing good questions. This episode was recorded at an earlier date, and because of recent events Martin came back to discuss a new #StayAtHome Mentorship Program he's working on. The program is meant not only for learners but also for those who want to try their hand at being a mentor. We also answer our first listener submitted question.
Episode 3: Effective Python and Python at Google Scale
Apr 03, 2020 42m
In this episode, Christopher interviews Brett Slatkin about the 2nd edition of his book Effective Python. Brett talks about the revisions he made for the book, and updating it for the newest versions of Python 3. Christopher asks who is the intended developer for the book. Brett also discusses working on Google App Engine, and what it's like to develop and maintain Python applications at Google Scale. Brett mentions a brief anecdote about working with Guido van Rossum, while they both worked at Google. He also provides advice about maintaining a large and aging Python code base.
Episode 2: Learn Python Skills While Creating Games
Mar 27, 2020 55m
In this episode, Christopher interviews Jon Fincher from the Real Python Team. Jon talks about his recent articles on PyGame and Arcade. They discuss if game programming is a good way to develop your Python programming skills, and if a game would make a good portfolio piece. He compares the two popular Python game libraries of Arcade and PyGame, and discusses about how to find assets for your own creations.
Episode 1: Python Decorators and Writing for Real Python
Mar 20, 2020 50m
In this first episode, Christopher interviews Geir Arne Hjelle from the Real Python Team. You’ll learn about Geir Arne’s background as a Pythonista and PyCon speaker, the tutorials he’s written for the site, how Python decorators can help you write better code, and what Real Python’s tutorial publishing process looks like behind the scenes.
Episode 0: About the Show
Mar 06, 2020 2m
A weekly Python podcast hosted by Christopher Bailey with interviews, coding tips, and conversation with guests from the Python community. The show covers a wide range of topics including Python programming best practices, career tips, and related software development topics. Join us to hear what's new in the world of Python programming and become a better coder.