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.
1 hr 8 min
Why should every Python developer know about the CPython ABI? This week on the show, we speak with Nathan Goldbaum about free-threaded Python and the changes to the Python Application Binary Interface.
45 min
How does Python manage memory behind the scenes? What are the common ways to lay out a Python project? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 10 min
How is the Python ecosystem adapting to the modern landscape of software security and supply chain defense? This week on the show, we sit down with Seth Larson, the Python Software Foundation's Security Developer in Residence.
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1 hr 8 min
Why should every Python developer know about the CPython ABI? This week on the show, we speak with Nathan Goldbaum about free-threaded Python and the changes to the Python Application Binary Interface.
45 min
How does Python manage memory behind the scenes? What are the common ways to lay out a Python project? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 10 min
How is the Python ecosystem adapting to the modern landscape of software security and supply chain defense? This week on the show, we sit down with Seth Larson, the Python Software Foundation's Security Developer in Residence.
45 min
What are common mistakes that Python beginners make, and how do you avoid them? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 7 min
How do you assemble the core pieces of a coding agent? How are developers defining projects through conversation and introspection? This week on the show, Geir Arne Hjelle returns to talk about his recent project to demonstrate how coding agents work under the hood.
44 min
Python 3.15 is (almost*) here! Christopher Trudeau and Bartosz Zaczyński return to discuss the new version. Bartosz coordinated the series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and wrote the showcase tutorial, "Python 3.15: Cool New Features for You to Try." Christopher's video course "What's New in Python 3.15" covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action.
1 hr 7 min
How should you manage AI contributions to an open-source project? How do you measure the impact of using AI tools for development, and what generative features do end users want from a content management system? This week on the show, we speak with Thibaud Colas and Meagen Voss from Wagtail about the complex considerations software organizations are currently facing.
46 min
What are the latest trends uncovered in the 2026 Django Developers Survey? How are Django users employing LLMs in their development process? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 16 min
How do you plan for the performance of your Python applications? What does a performance budget entail, and where should you spend your resources? This week on the show, we speak with Den Odell about his new book "Fast by Default: Practical Performance Engineering."
41 min
What are the key characteristics of complex systems, and what are practical patterns for tackling complex coding problems? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 9 min
Why do AI systems silently fail? How can you set up a system that produces results while also reviewing and validating the work? This week on the show, Calvin Hendryx-Parker returns to discuss his recent talk "Orchestrate Agentic AI: Context, Checklists, and No-Miss Reviews."
46 min
What bottlenecks were preventing NumPy from scaling on free-threaded Python? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 5 min
How can you move from manually writing prompts for an LLM application toward defining them programmatically? This week on the show, Brett Kennedy returns to discuss his new book "Building LLM Applications with DSPy."
57 min
Should you understand the entirety of your codebase? How familiar are you with Python's built-in functions? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
58 min
Which is more important, the model or the "harness" around an LLM? What are ways to assemble an efficient agentic developer workflow? This week on the show, Ayan Pahwa joins us to discuss harnessing, web scraping, and self-hosting Python applications.
50 min
How many attempts have been made to remove Python's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)? How do they compare to the current approach? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
58 min
How can you improve your LLM agent systems through specification enrichment? What are the advantages of having an LLM act as a judge within an agent system? This week on the show, Senior IEEE Member and Quality Engineer Suneet Malhotra joins us to discuss building and evaluating agentic architecture.
45 min
How do you avoid the risk of running a Python application locally that could be malicious, break your code, or leak private data? How can you create a sandboxed local environment using WASM and MicroPython? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
46 min
Do you feel like your Python skills are atrophying after using LLM coding tools? How do you add the right kind of friction into your coding routine to keep your developer instincts sharp? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
40 min
What's happening at EuroPython 2026? The conference celebrates its 25th anniversary this year in Kraków, Poland. This week on the show, organizers Mia Bajić and Daria Linhart Grudzien join me to discuss this year's conference.
38 min
How can you easily reduce the size of a Python Docker container? What are the exceptions you should catch in your code? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 20 min
Have you ever been confused by the naming of modules you're importing from a package? Is there a standard way to organize and name your Python virtual environments? This week on the show, Brett Cannon returns to discuss the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) he's been working on recently.
42 min
How can you avoid schema problems in your Polars data pipeline when adding new columns? How can you quickly examine a GitHub user's profile to decide how much to invest in their contributions? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 24 min
What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to collapse? This week on the show, Mikiko Bazeley from MongoDB joins us to discuss agentic architecture and context engineering.
56 min
What if you could build charts in Python by describing what your data means, instead of scripting every visual detail? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 4 min
How do you add agent skills to your data science workflow? How can a coding agent assist with data wrangling and research? This week on the show, Trevor Manz from marimo joins us to discuss marimo pair.
45 min
How can learning Rust help make you a better Python Developer? How do techniques required by a compiled language translate to improving your Python code? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 15 min
What are the current techniques being employed to improve the performance of LLM-based systems? How is the industry shifting from post-training towards context engineering and multi-agent orchestration? This week on the show, Jodie Burchell, data scientist and Python Advocacy Team Lead at JetBrains, returns to discuss the current AI coding landscape.
54 min
What goes into managing a major project? What techniques can you employ for a project that's in crisis? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
51 min
With the mountains of Python code that it's possible to generate now, how's your code review going? What are the limitations of human review, and where does machine review excel? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
56 min
How do you quickly get an understanding of what's inside a new set of data? How can you share an exploratory data analysis with your team? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 21 min
What goes into creating the tutorials you read at Real Python? What are the steps in the editorial process, and who are the people behind the scenes? This week on the show, Real Python team members Martin Breuss, Brenda Weleschuk, and Philipp Acsany join us to discuss topic curation, review stages, and quality assurance.
39 min
Do you have complex logic and unpredictable dependencies that make it hard to write reliable tests? How can you use Python's mock object library to improve your tests? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 9 min
How can you move your MCP tools beyond plain text? How do you add interactive UI components directly inside chat conversations? This week on the show, Den Delimarsky from Anthropic joins us to discuss MCP Apps and interactive UIs in MCP.
45 min
Would you like to learn how to work with LLMs locally on your own computer? How do you integrate your Python projects with a local model? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
59 min
What are ways to improve how you're using GitHub? How can you collaborate more effectively and improve your technical writing? This week on the show, Adam Johnson is back to talk about his new book, "Boost Your GitHub DX: Tame the Octocat and Elevate Your Productivity".
49 min
How do you create automated tests to check your code for degraded performance as data sizes increase? What are the new features in pandas 3.0? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
45 min
If you haven't visited the Real Python website lately, then it's time to check out a great batch of updates on realpython.com! Dan Bader returns to the show this week to discuss improvements to the site and more ways to learn Python.
55 min
How often have you heard about the speed of Python? What's actually being measured, where are the bottlenecks---development time or run time---and which matters more for productivity? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 18 min
Are you looking for that solid foundation to begin your Python journey? Would the accountability of scheduled group classes help you get through the basics and start building something? This week, two members of the Python for Beginners live course discuss their experiences.
32 min
PyCoder's Weekly included over 1,500 links to articles, blog posts, tutorials, and projects in 2025. Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week to help wrap up everything by sharing some highlights and uncovering a few hidden gems from the pile.
1 hr 1 min
What are the advantages of spec-driven development compared to vibe coding with an LLM? Are these recent trends a move toward declarative programming? This week on the show, Marc Brooker, VP and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, joins us to discuss specification-driven development and Kiro.
50 min
What are the recent advances in the field of quantum computing and high-performance computing? And what Python tools can you use to develop programs that run on quantum computers? This week on the show, Real Python author Negar Vahid discusses her tutorial, "Quantum Computing Basics With Qiskit."
35 min
What are the steps to get started building a FastAPI application? What are the different types of concurrency available in Python? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
59 min
How do you prepare your Python data science projects for production? What are the essential tools and techniques to make your code reproducible, organized, and testable? This week on the show, Khuyen Tran from CodeCut discusses her new book, "Production Ready Data Science."
54 min
What are techniques for writing maintainable Python code? How do you make your Python more readable and easier to refactor? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 20 min
How do you deploy your Python application without getting locked into an expensive cloud-based service? This week on the show, Michael Kennedy from the Talk Python podcast returns to discuss his new book, "Talk Python in Production."
47 min
How does Python 3.14 perform under a few hand-crafted benchmarks? Does the performance of asyncio scale on the free-threaded build? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
1 hr 4 min
How is teaching young students Python changing with the advent of LLMs? This week on the show, Kelly Schuster-Paredes from the Teaching Python podcast joins us to discuss coding and AI in the classroom.
56 min
Python 3.14 is here! Christopher Trudeau returns to discuss the new version with Real Python team member Bartosz Zaczyński. This year, Bartosz coordinated the series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and wrote the showcase tutorial, "Python 3.14: Cool New Features for You to Try." Christopher's video course, "What's New in Python 3.14", covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action.
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