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Will Vincent - Django, Writing Technical Books
Python People
01/08/24 • 48 min
Will Vincent is a former board member of the Django Software Foundation. He's written 3 books on Django, writes a django newsletter, is a podcast co-host for Django Chat.
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
09/14/23 • 44 min
Mariatta has been a contributor to Python for many years and is a very inspiring public speaker.
Some of what we talk about:
- Python Documentation Working Group
- GitHub bots, There's an API for that
- PyLadies
- PyLadiesCon
- Typo of the Day (maintainerd, verbossity, work-lie balance, etc.)
- A fish aquarium
- Cooking, Baking
- History of Tempura
- Working with APIs with Python
- Public Speaking / Giving Talks
- The power of seeing other women give talks
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Brett Cannon - Core Python, Fountain Pens
Python People
07/26/23 • 66 min
Topics:
- “I don't know about the rest of you... I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." Brett Cannon, Python Core Dev, Pycon US 2014 Opening remarks
- Public speaking
- Being encouraging to others
- Why Canada
- Meanings of Back Bacon, Toque, and Pop
- Walking in Vancouver
- Snowshoeing
- Philosophy and thinking logically
- Proving the existence of God
- Rewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.”
- 1 week per month on technical debt.
- Fountain pens
- Writing a gratitude journal
- Books
- “What goes on in your brain is not the same as everyone else’s.”
- "Steeped in the world of tea." - nice pun
Links from the show:
- Podcast interviews
- Tim Urban’s TED talk which is about procrastination and not public speaking, so I have no idea what Brett is talking about. Good talk though.
- Brett’s PyCascades talk: Python's Syntactic Sugar
- Brian’s PyCascades talk: Sharing is Caring: Sharing pytest Fixtures
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles
Python People
07/06/23 • 29 min
Michael is the host of the podcasts Talk Python to Me and Python Bytes and runs the Python online course site Talk Python Training.
He is also pretty serious about motorcycling, spends some time with simulated racing, and used to play billiards for cash.
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Paul Everitt - Early Python, Coaching
Python People
07/18/23 • 39 min
Paul Everitt is a developer advocate for JetBrains and PyCharm.
Covered topics include:
- The transition of Python from BDFL to steering committee
- Brainstorming topics for this podcast
- Django, function based vs class based views, and Nancy Pelosi
- Coaching Lacrosse, "we're not in the lacrosse business, we're in the leadership business"
- Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influence
- We don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroes
- Volunteering work is a lot like open source
- Skateboarding and collaboration over competition
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
05/04/24 • 39 min
PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation.
Even if you never get a chance to go to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community.
We talk about:
- Juggling at PyCon
- How to get the most out of PyCon
- Watching talks
- Hallway track
- Open spaces
- Lightening talks
- Expo hall / vendor space
- Poster sessions
- Job fair
- A welcoming community
- Tutorials
- Sprints
- But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon.
"Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Barry Warsaw - OG Python, Bass Guitar, Tai Chi
Python People
08/05/23 • 46 min
Barry Warsaw has been with Python almost from the beginning, and is still at it.
- The early days of Python
- The tone and feel of the Python community came from Guido
- Tai Chi
- Meditation
- Bass Guitar
Stick around until the very end of the show for a special treat, Barry Warsaw and The Zen of Python.
Links from the show:
- Cheng Man-ch'ing
- Barry's soundcloud
- Barry on YouTube
- Barry is the official Python FLUFL
- The Zen of Python, put to music
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain
Python People
08/10/23 • 32 min
Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching.
We talk about:
- The history of Pybites
- Code challenges
- Coaching and now even growing the team of coaches
- Spain
- Books
Links:
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that?
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
08/30/23 • 39 min
Naomi is an elected fellow of the PSF, and has served as chair of its board of directors.
Topics:
- Building replacement leadership for every endeavor you start
- What the PSF board does
- Keeping Python's growth in increasing diversity
- Learning foreign languages
- PyCon Charlas
- London
- Guitar and music
- The Quick Python Book
- Community building
- Retiring
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
10/25/23 • 47 min
Carlton recently stepped down as a Django Fellow, maintains many Django related projects, is starting two SaaS companies, and is a podcast host on "Django Chat".
Some of what we talk about:
- Being a Django fellow for 5 years
- Maintaining several Django related open source projects
- Client work
- Time with family
- Building a couple Software as a Service projects
- Kids and travel
- Kids and food
- Living in Spain as a British citizen
- How Brexit has affected his options
- Being an open source maintainer and that it's ok to pause it when life takes precedence.
- Being kind to other maintainers and acknowledging them as human
- Django 5 form template imporovements
- Good places to be a tourist in Spain
- Spains wonderful train system
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
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FAQ
How many episodes does Python People have?
Python People currently has 14 episodes available.
What topics does Python People cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Technology and Python.
What is the most popular episode on Python People?
The episode title 'Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Python People?
The average episode length on Python People is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of Python People released?
Episodes of Python People are typically released every 11 days, 20 hours.
When was the first episode of Python People?
The first episode of Python People was released on Jul 6, 2023.
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