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Python Bytes

Michael Kennedy and Brian Okkenpythonbytes.fm
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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Episodes

#422 You need 4 spaces

Topics covered in this episode: My 2025 uv-based Python Project Layout for Production Apps aiolimiter A peek into a possible future of Python in the browser Reloadium Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/422...

Mar 03, 202533 minEp. 422

#421 22 years old

Topics covered in this episode: httpdbg PyPI Now Supports iOS and Android Wheels for Mobile Python Development Arcade Game Platform goes 3.0 PEP 765 – Disallow return/break/continue that exit a finally block Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/421...

Feb 24, 202523 minEp. 421

#420 90% Done in 50% of the Available Time

Topics covered in this episode: PEP 772 – Packaging governance process Official Django MongoDB Backend Now Available in Public Preview Developer Philosophy Python 3.13.2 released Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/420...

Feb 17, 202528 minEp. 420

#419 Is your back end popular?

Topics covered in this episode: content-types package for better MIME types/Content-Type Wagtail 6.4 Build It Yourself Build backend popularity over time Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/419...

Feb 04, 202530 minEp. 419

#418 I'm a tea pot

Topics covered in this episode: In memoriam: Michael Foord 1974-2025 Valkey (Redis Replacement) 30 best practices for software development and testing mimetype.io Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/418...

Jan 27, 202520 minEp. 418

#417 Bugs hide from the light

Topics covered in this episode: LLM Catcher On PyPI Quarantine process RESPX Unpacking kwargs with custom objects Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/417...

Jan 21, 202524 minEp. 417

#416 A Ghostly Episode

Topics covered in this episode: Terminals & Shells Winloop : An Alternative library for uvloop compatibility with windows Ruff & uv uv-secure Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/416...

Jan 13, 202544 minEp. 416

#415 Just put the fries in the bag bro

Topics covered in this episode: dbos-transact-py Typed Python in 2024: Well adopted, yet usability challenges persist RightTyper Lazy self-installing Python scripts with uv Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/415...

Dec 23, 202433 minEp. 415

#414 Because we are not monsters

Topics covered in this episode: New project to shorten django-admin to django because we are not monsters django-unicorn : The magical reactive component framework for Django Testing some tidbits The State of Python 2024 article Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/414...

Dec 16, 202430 minEp. 414

#413 python-build-standalone finds a home

Topics covered in this episode: jiter A new home for python-build-standalone moka-py uv: An In-Depth Guide Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/413...

Dec 09, 202431 minEp. 413

#412 Closing the loop

Topics covered in this episode: Loop targets asyncstdlib Bagels: TUI Expense Tracker rloop: An AsyncIO event loop implemented in Rust Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/412...

Dec 02, 202426 minEp. 412

#411 TLS Client: Hello <<guitar solo>>

Topics covered in this episode: Talk Python rewritten in Quart PyPI now supports digital attestations Django Rusty Templates PEP 639 is now supported by PYPI Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/411...

Nov 25, 202440 minEp. 411

#410 Entering the Django core

Topics covered in this episode: Thoughts on Django’s Core futurepool Don't return named tuples in new APIs Ziglang: Migrating from AWS to Self-Hosting Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/410...

Nov 18, 202431 minEp. 410

#409 We've moved to Hetzner write-up

Topics covered in this episode: terminal-tree posting: The API client that lives in your terminal Extra, extra, extra UV does everything or enough that I'm not sure what else it needs to do Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/409...

Nov 14, 202435 minEp. 409

#408 python-preference only-managed 3.13t

Topics covered in this episode: GitHub action security: zizmor Python is now the top language on GitHub Python 3.13, what didn't make the headlines PyCon US 2025 Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/408...

Nov 04, 202431 minEp. 408

#407 Back to the future, destination 3.14

Topics covered in this episode: Python 3.14.0 alpha 1 is now available uv supports dependency groups dive: A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image pytest-metadata Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/407...

Oct 28, 202428 minEp. 407

#406 What's on Django TV tonight?

Topics covered in this episode: Open Source Pledge Jeff Triplet's DjangoTV PEP 735 – Dependency Groups in pyproject.toml livereload Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/406...

Oct 21, 202425 minEp. 406

#405 Oh Really?

Topics covered in this episode: Briefer: Dashboards and notebooks in a single place Introduction to programming with Python setup-uv HTML for people Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/405...

Oct 14, 202423 minEp. 405

#404 The Lost Episode

Topics covered in this episode: Python 3.13.0 released Oct 7 PEP 759 – External Wheel Hosting pytest-freethreaded pytest-edit Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/404...

Oct 07, 202431 minEp. 404

#403 A machine learning algorithm walks into a bar…

Topics covered in this episode: uv under discussion on Mastodon erdantic: Entity Relationship Diagrams Extra, Extra, Extra Django Extra, Extra, Extra Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/403...

Sep 30, 202425 minEp. 403

#402 How to monetize your blog

Topics covered in this episode: Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) narwhals : extremely lightweight compatibility layer between dataframes Microsoft wants Three Mile Island to fuel its AI power needs zsh-in-docker Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/402...

Sep 23, 202433 minEp. 402

#401 We must replace uWSGI with something else

Topics covered in this episode: “ We must replace uwsgi by something else ” Let’s build and optimize a Rust extension for Python Fake recruiter coding tests target devs with malicious Python packages Monthly PSF Board Office Hours Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/401...

Sep 17, 202431 minEp. 401

#400 Celebrating episode 400

Topics covered in this episode: Python 3.13.0RC2, 3.12.6, 3.11.10, 3.10.15, 3.9.20, and 3.8.20 are now available! Docker images using uv's python 10 years of sustainable open source - Read the Docs humanize Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/400...

Sep 09, 202429 minEp. 400

#399 C will watch you in silence

Topics covered in this episode: Why I Still Use Python Virtual Environments in Docker Python Developer Survey Results Anaconda Code add-in for Microsoft Excel Disabling Scheduled Dependency Updates Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/399...

Sep 03, 202443 minEp. 399

#398 Open source makes you rich? (and other myths)

Topics covered in this episode: Open Source Myths uv 0.3.0 and all the excitement Top pytest Plugins A comparison of hosts / providers for Python serverless functions (aka Faas) Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/398...

Aug 26, 202442 minEp. 398

#397 So many PyCon videos

Topics covered in this episode: pyawaitable Annotated area charts with plotnine DeltaDB PyCon US 2024 Recap + Videos are up Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/397...

Aug 20, 202422 minEp. 397

#396 uv-ing your way to Python

Topics covered in this episode: uv venv --python &amp; uv python Python 3.12.5 released Compile and use dependencies for multiple Python versions in Tox Catalog of Dark Patterns Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/396...

Aug 13, 202432 minEp. 396

#395 pythont compatible packages

Topics covered in this episode: py-free-threading.github.io Python’s Supportive and Welcoming Environment is Tightly Coupled to Its Progress Status pages for sites ! PEP 751 – A file format to list Python dependencies for installation reproducibility Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/395...

Aug 06, 202429 minEp. 395

#394 Python is easy now?

Topics covered in this episode: Python is easy now Trying out free-threaded Python on macOS Module itertools overview uptime-kuma Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/394...

Jul 30, 202429 minEp. 394

#393 Dare enter the Bash dungeon?

Topics covered in this episode: Marimo: “Future of Notebooks” pytest 8.3.0 &amp; 8.3.1 are out Python Language Summit 2024 bash-dungeon Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/393...

Jul 23, 202432 minEp. 393
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