The Real Python Podcast

The Real Python Podcast

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.

Episodes

Configuring a Versatile LLM Harness & Scraping the Web With Scrapy

July 24, 2026 • 58 mins
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.
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Free-Threaded Python's History & uv in Production

July 17, 2026 • 50 mins
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.
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Constructing and Judging Modern Agentic Workflows

July 10, 2026 • 58 mins
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.
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Running Python Locally in a Sandbox

July 3, 2026 • 45 mins
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.
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Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools

June 26, 2026 • 46 mins
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.
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EuroPython 2026: Celebrating 25 Years

June 12, 2026 • 40 mins
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.
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Reducing the Size of Python Docker Containers

June 5, 2026 • 38 mins
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.
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Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols

May 29, 2026 • 80 mins
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.
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Managing Polars Schema Issues & Profiling GitHub Users

May 22, 2026 • 42 mins
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.
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Agentic Architecture: Why Files Aren't Always Enough

May 15, 2026 • 84 mins
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.
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Declarative Charts in Python & Discerning Iterators vs Iterables

May 8, 2026 • 56 mins
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.
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Agentic Data Science Pair Programming With marimo pair

May 1, 2026 • 64 mins
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.
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Becoming a Better Python Developer Through Learning Rust

April 24, 2026 • 45 mins
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.
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Reassessing the LLM Landscape & Summoning Ghosts

April 17, 2026 • 75 mins
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.
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Advice on Managing Projects & Making Python Classes Friendly

April 10, 2026 • 54 mins
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.
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Limitations in Human and Automated Code Review

March 27, 2026 • 51 mins
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.
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Automate Exploratory Data Analysis & Invent Python Comprehensions

March 20, 2026 • 56 mins
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.
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Crafting and Editing In-Depth Tutorials at Real Python

March 13, 2026 • 81 mins
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.
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Overcoming Testing Obstacles With Python's Mock Object Library

February 27, 2026 • 39 mins
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.
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Exploring MCP Apps & Adding Interactive UIs to Clients

February 20, 2026 • 69 mins
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.
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