Python Bytes

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.

#470 A Jolting Episode

Topics include Better Python tests with inline-snapshot, jolt Battery intelligence for your laptop, Markdown code formatting with ruff, and act - run your GitHub actions locally.

02-23
25:29

#469 Commands, out of the terminal

Topics include Command Book App, uvx.sh: Install Python tools without uv or Python, Ending 15 years of subprocess polling, and.

02-09
33:56

#468 A bolt of Django

Topics include django-bolt: Faster than FastAPI, but with Django ORM, Django Admin, and Django packages, pyleak, , and Datastar.

02-03
31:00

#467 Toads in my AI

Topics include GreyNoise IP Check, tprof: a targeting profiler, and TOAD is out.

01-26
31:52

#466 PSF Lands $1.5 million

Topics include , PSF Lands a $1.5 million sponsorship from Anthropic, How uv got so fast, and PyView Web Framework.

01-19
41:19

#465 Stack Overflow is Cooked

Topics include port-killer, How we made Python's packaging library 3x faster, and.

01-12
35:34

#464 Malicious Package? No Build For You!

Topics include ty: An extremely fast Python type checker and LSP, Python Supply Chain Security Made Easy, typing_extensions, and MI6 chief: We'll be as fluent in Python as we are in Russian.

01-05
30:18

#463 2025 is @wrapped

Topics include Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%?, , How FOSS Won and Why It Matters, and.

12-22
43:19

#462 LinkedIn Cringe

Topics include , docs, PyAtlas: interactive map of the top 10,000 Python packages on PyPI., and Buckaroo.

12-15
35:40

#461 This episdoe has a typo

Topics include PEP 798: Unpacking in Comprehensions, Pandas 3.0.0rc0, typos, and.

12-09
28:50

#460 Overlooked Python Typing

Topics include Advent of Code, Django 6 is coming, Advanced, Overlooked Python Typing, and codespell.

12-01
24:28

#459 Inverted dependency trees

Topics include PEP 814 โ€“ Add frozendict built-in type, Material for MkDocs Zensical, Tach, and.

11-24
32:54

#458 I will install Linux on your computer

Topics include , aiosqlitepool, deptry, and browsr.

11-17
22:47

#457 Tapping into HTTP

Topics include httptap, 10 Smart Performance Hacks For Faster Python Code, FastRTC, and Explore Python dependencies with `pipdeptree` and `uv pip tree`

11-11
28:01

#456 You're so wrong

Topics include The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program, A Binary Serializer for Pydantic Models, T-strings: Python's Fifth String Formatting Technique?, and Cronboard.

11-03
25:46

#455 Gilded Python and Beyond

Topics include Cyclopts: A CLI library, The future of Python web services looks GIL-free, Free-threaded GC, and Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers.

10-27
38:53

#454 It's some form of Elvish

Topics include djrest2 - A small and simple REST library for Django based on class-based views., Github CLI, caniscrape - Know before you scrape. Analyze any website's anti-bot protections in seconds., and ๐Ÿด GittyUp.

10-20
29:07

#453 Python++

Topics include PyPI+, uv-ship, How fast is 3.14?, and air - a new web framework built with FastAPI, Starlette, and Pydantic.

10-16
36:17

#452 pi py-day (or is it py pi-day?)

Topics include , Free-threaded Python Library Compatibility Checker, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and Python 3.15 will get Explicit lazy imports.

10-09
40:36

#451 Databases are a Fad

Topics include PostgreSQL 18 Released, Testing is better than DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms), Pyrefly in Cursor/PyCharm/VSCode/etc, and Playwright & pytest techniques that bring me joy.

09-29
23:54

Scott Piligrimm

I don't work with python, but I know that for many people developing their own solutions, apps and products and managing those products is more than relevant. I assume pip https://setapp.com/how-to/install-pip-on-mac you use as well, and it's great that there are such solutions for Mac to manage all products as easily and efficiently as possible.

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Mรกrcio Bertelli

Very good podcast!

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Antonio Andrade

sorry, but I can't with so many yawning ๐Ÿ˜‚

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James Pink

I get that str.strip() needs some work. However, for the time being (and to ensure backwards compatibility) surely re.sub() is a solid choice for some of the use cases you guys are discussed no?

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Antonio Andrade

can't believe it

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