#503: The PyArrow Revolution
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#503: The PyArrow Revolution

Pandas is at a the core of virtually all data science done in Python, that is virtually all data science. Since it's beginning, Pandas has been based upon numpy. But changes are afoot to update those internals and you can now optionally use PyArrow. PyArrow comes with a ton of benefits including it's columnar format which makes answering analytical questions faster, support for a range of high performance file formats, inter-machine data streaming, faster file IO and more. Reuven Lerner is here to give us the low-down on the PyArrow revolution.

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#20: Interactive Python and Teaching Python: Beyond Text Books

#20: Interactive Python and Teaching Python: Beyond Text Books

What if your computer science textbooks could run their python code samples and that code ran directly in your browser, kinda like JavaScript but better, because: Python. It is possible and Brad Mille...

11 Elo 201548min

#19: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

#19: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

Some of the things we do in life are tedious and boring. It's the kind of thing that machines or robots could do. So let's build those machines!

4 Elo 201541min

#18: Python Anti-patterns and other mistakes

#18: Python Anti-patterns and other mistakes

Often the most important lessons we learn is what NOT to do. Show #18 is all about BAD Python code and Python Antipatterns with Andreas Dewes. Listen in to learn about the "Empty Intern Except Block" ...

28 Heinä 201548min

#17: Python on bare metal with MicroPython

#17: Python on bare metal with MicroPython

How many layers of abstraction and indirection are between your python code and machine instructions? What if that number could be 1 and Python itself was the operating system? That would be so amazin...

21 Heinä 201551min

#16: Python at Netflix

#16: Python at Netflix

Right now there is a chaos monkey running through AWS knocking over Netflix servers. But don't be alarmed! It's all part of the plan. This is Talk Python to Me with Roy Rapoport from Netflix and the t...

14 Heinä 201556min

#15: Python at Spotify, PSF, and PyLadies

#15: Python at Spotify, PSF, and PyLadies

A strong community is one of Python's super-powers and that's what this episode of Talk Python To Me is all about! We speak with Lynn Root about her work with Python at Spotify, her role in the PSF as...

7 Heinä 201549min

#14: Moving from PHP to Python 3 with Patreon

#14: Moving from PHP to Python 3 with Patreon

It's uncommon when technology and purpose combine to create something amazing. But that's exactly what's happening here a Patreon. Learn how they are using Python to enable an entirely new type of cro...

30 Kesä 201549min

#13: Flask web framework and much, much more

#13: Flask web framework and much, much more

Did you know that Flask has its origins in an April fools joke that unexpectedly took off? Listen in this week to hear about the history, current state, and future of Flask with its creator Armin Rona...

23 Kesä 201550min