#520: pyx - the other side of the uv coin (announcing pyx)

Python is a technology and community built upon the goodwill and volunteer time of 1,000s of contributors from the core devs inside CPython to the authors of 100,000s of external packages on PyPI.

27 Elo 20211h 6min

If you are working with data pipelines, you definitely need to give Apache Airflow a look. This pure-Python workflow framework is one of the most popular and capable out there. You create your workflows by writing Python code using clever language operators and then you can monitor them and even debug them visually once they get started. Stop writing manual code or cron-job based code to create data pipelines check out Airflow. We're joined by three excellent guests from the Airflow community: Jarek Potiuk, Kaxil Naik, and Leah Cole.

20 Elo 20211h 7min

We're back with another GeekOut episode. Richard Campbell, a developer and podcaster who also dives deep into science and tech topics, is back for our third GeekOut episode. This time around, we're diving into renewable energy, energy storage, and just what do we do to keep the lights on with our frying our beloved Earth?

13 Elo 202148min

ORMs are one of the main tools to put first-class data access in the hands on non-SQL-loving developers and even for those who do love SQL, making them way more productive. When you hear about ORMs in Python, we often hear about either SQLAlchemy and Django ORM. And we should, they are great. But there are newer ORMs that take better advantage of modern Python.

8 Elo 202158min

You've heard me talk to wide cast of people building amazing things with Python. Some of them are building bio-reactors to remove carbon from the air with AI and Python. Others are optimizing aerodynamics and race strategy at the highest levels of automobile racing. This episode is different. Rather than seeing how far we can push Python to the edges of technology, we are diving in to the tiny Python applications that might never be released publicly and yet can transform our day to day lives with simple automation on an individual level.

30 Heinä 20211h 5min

Did you know I'm a fan of GUIs. You know, they are kind of like web pages, but they run on your computer, they have their own windows, and you can even use them offline! On this episode, we'll dive into wxPython with Mike Driscoll. He's back on the podcast to share his hard-won experience on building and distributing Python Window-based applications.

23 Heinä 202153min

When you think about embedded programming, does it bring low-level languages and tools to mind? Maybe Embedded C or even Assembly language? Thanks to the groundbreaking work by Damien George back in 2014 to create MicroPython, Python is one of the very solid choices for building tiny programmable devices.

15 Heinä 20211h 8min

Python is used to solve a large and varied set of problems. One of its core pillars is web APIs. Another one is ML and data science. Those two important pieces were brought together in an unexpected yet magically-futuristic way by Rod Senra's team working with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.

9 Heinä 20211h 12min