PDFs in Python and Projects on the Raspberry Pi

PDFs in Python and Projects on the Raspberry Pi

Have you wanted to work with PDF files in Python? Maybe you want to extract text, merge and concatenate files, or even create PDFs from scratch. Are you interested in building hardware projects using a Raspberry Pi? This week on the show we have David Amos from the Real Python team to discuss his recent article on working with PDFs. David also brings a few other articles from the wider Python community for us to discuss.

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Leveraging Documents and Data to Create a Custom LLM Chatbot

Leveraging Documents and Data to Create a Custom LLM Chatbot

How do you customize a LLM chatbot to address a collection of documents and data? What tools and techniques can you use to build embeddings into a vector database? This week on the show, Calvin Hendryx-Parker is back to discuss developing an AI-powered, Large Language Model-driven chat interface.

5 Huhti 20241h 8min

Build a Video Game With Python Turtle & Visualize Data in Seaborn

Build a Video Game With Python Turtle & Visualize Data in Seaborn

Can you build a Space Invaders clone using Python's built-in turtle module? What advantages does the Seaborn data visualization library provide compared to Matplotlib? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, along with special guest Real Python core team member Bartosz Zaczyński. We're sharing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

29 Maalis 202449min

Using Python in Bioinformatics and the Laboratory

Using Python in Bioinformatics and the Laboratory

How is Python being used to automate processes in the laboratory? How can it speed up scientific work with DNA sequencing? This week on the show, Chemical Engineering PhD Student Parsa Ghadermazi is here to discuss Python in bioinformatics.

22 Maalis 202450min

Exploring Duck Typing in Python & Dynamics of Monkey Patching

Exploring Duck Typing in Python & Dynamics of Monkey Patching

What are the advantages of determining the type of an object by how it behaves? What coding circumstances are not a good fit for duck typing? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

15 Maalis 202450min

Building a Healthy Developer Mindset While Learning Python

Building a Healthy Developer Mindset While Learning Python

How do you get yourself unstuck when facing a programming problem? How do you develop a positive developer mindset while learning Python? This week on the show, Bob Belderbos from Pybites is here to talk about learning Python and building healthy developer habits.

8 Maalis 20241h

Automate Tasks With Python & Building a Small Search Engine

Automate Tasks With Python & Building a Small Search Engine

What are the typical computer tasks you do manually every week? Could you automate those tasks with a Python script? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

1 Maalis 202444min

Wes McKinney on Improving the Data Stack & Composable Systems

Wes McKinney on Improving the Data Stack & Composable Systems

How do you avoid the bottlenecks of data processing systems? Is it possible to build tools that decouple storage and computation? This week on the show, creator of the pandas library Wes McKinney is here to discuss Apache Arrow, composable data systems, and community collaboration.

23 Helmi 20241h 9min

Practical Python Decorator Uses & Avoiding datetime Pitfalls

Practical Python Decorator Uses & Avoiding datetime Pitfalls

What are real-life examples of using Python decorators? How can you harness their power in your code? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

16 Helmi 202457min