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

Large Language Models on the Edge of the Scaling Laws

September 5, 2025 • 88 mins
What's happening with the latest releases of large language models? Is the industry hitting the edge of the scaling laws, and do the current benchmarks provide reliable performance assessments? This week on the show, Jodie Burchell returns to discuss the current state of LLM releases.
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Exploring Mixin Classes in Python

August 29, 2025 • 50 mins
What is a good way to add isolated, reusable functionality to Python classes? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Travis Oliphant: SciPy, NumPy, and Fostering Scientific Python

August 22, 2025 • 71 mins
What went into developing the open-source Python tools data scientists use every day? This week on the show, we talk with Travis Oliphant about his work on SciPy, NumPy, Numba, and many other contributions to the Python scientific community.
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Selecting Inheritance or Composition in Python

August 15, 2025 • 46 mins
When considering an object-oriented programming problem, should you prefer inheritance or composition? Why wouldn't it just be simpler to use functions? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Harnessing the Power of Python Polars

August 8, 2025 • 74 mins
What are the advantages of using Polars for your Python data projects? When should you use the lazy or eager APIs, and what are the benefits of each? This week on the show, we speak with Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp about their new book, _Python Polars: The Definitive Guide_.
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Design Patterns That Don't Translate to Python

August 1, 2025 • 49 mins
Do the design patterns learned in other programming languages translate to coding in Python? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Supporting the Python Package Index

July 25, 2025 • 49 mins
What goes into supporting more than 650,000 projects and nearly a million users of the Python Package Index? This week on the show, we speak with Maria Ashna about her first year as the inaugural PyPI Support Specialist.
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Comparing Real-World Python Performance Against Big O

July 11, 2025 • 45 mins
How does the performance of an algorithm hold up when you put it into a realistic context? Where might Python code defy Big O notation expectations when using a profiler? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Solving Problems and Saving Time in Chemistry With Python

July 4, 2025 • 73 mins
What motivates someone to learn how to code as a scientist? How do you harness the excitement of solving problems quickly and make the connection to the benefits of coding in your scientific work? This week on the show, we speak with Ben Lear and Christopher Johnson about their book "Coding For Chemists."
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Structuring Python Scripts & Exciting Non-LLM Software Trends

June 27, 2025 • 54 mins
What goes into crafting an effective Python script? How do you organize your code, manage dependencies with PEP 723, and handle command-line arguments for the best results? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Scaling Python Web Applications With Kubernetes and Karpenter

June 20, 2025 • 64 mins
What goes into scaling a web application today? What are resources for learning and practicing DevOps skills? This week on the show, Calvin Hendryx-Parker is back to discuss the tools and infrastructure for autoscaling web applications with Kubernetes and Karpenter.
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Starting With marimo Notebooks & Python App Config Management

June 13, 2025 • 51 mins
Looking for a guide on getting started with marimo notebooks? How do you build a reproducible notebook for sharing or create a dashboard with interactive UI elements? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Python Training, itertools, and Idioms

June 6, 2025 • 62 mins
Once you've learned the vocabulary and syntax of the Python language, how do you progress into learning the right combinations to put into your code? How can Python's built-in itertools library enhance your skills? This week on the show, we speak with Rodrigo Girão Serrão about teaching Python through his blog and his passion for the itertools library.
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Python Thread Safety & Managing Projects With uv

May 30, 2025 • 34 mins
What are the ways you can manage multithreaded code in Python? What synchronization techniques are available within Python's threading module? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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DjangoCon Europe 2025: Live Recording From Dublin

May 23, 2025 • 57 mins
What goes into making video courses at Real Python? How should you build an installable Django application? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Going Beyond requirements.txt With pylock.toml and PEP 751

May 16, 2025 • 91 mins
What is the best way to record the Python dependencies for the reproducibility of your projects? What advantages will lock files provide for those projects? This week on the show, we welcome back Python Core Developer Brett Cannon to discuss his journey to bring PEP 751 and the pylock.toml file format to the community.
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Experiments With Gen AI, Knowledge Graphs, Workflows, and Python

May 9, 2025 • 59 mins
Are you looking for some projects where you can practice your Python skills? Would you like to experiment with building a generative AI app or an automated knowledge graph sentiment analysis tool? This week on the show, we speak with Raymond Camden about his journey into Python, his work in developer relations, and the Python projects featured on his blog.
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Exploring DuckDB & Comparing Python Expressions vs Statements

April 18, 2025 • 52 mins
Are you looking for a fast database that can handle large datasets in Python? What's the difference between a Python expression and a statement? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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Learning Intermediate Python With a Deep Dive Course

April 11, 2025 • 56 mins
Do you want to learn deeper concepts in Python? Would the accountability of scheduled group classes help you get past the basics? This week, five Real Python Intermediate Deep Dive workshop members discuss their experiences.
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GUIs & TUIs: Choosing a User Interface for Your Python Project

April 4, 2025 • 46 mins
What are the current Python graphical user interface libraries? Should you build everything in the terminal and create a text-based user interface instead? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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