Programmatically Developing LLM Prompts With DSPy
How can you move from manually writing prompts for an LLM application toward defining them programmatically? This week on the show, Brett Kennedy returns to discuss his new book "Building LLM Applicat...
7 Aug 1h 5min
Should You Understand Your Entire Python Codebase?
Should you understand the entirety of your codebase? How familiar are you with Python's built-in functions? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly art...
31 Jul 57min
Configuring a Versatile LLM Harness & Scraping the Web With Scrapy
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, ...
24 Jul 58min
Free-Threaded Python's History & uv in Production
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 ...
17 Jul 50min
Constructing and Judging Modern Agentic Workflows
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 a...
10 Jul 58min
Running Python Locally in a Sandbox
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 MicroP...
3 Jul 45min
Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools
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 ...
26 Jun 46min
EuroPython 2026: Celebrating 25 Years
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 discu...
12 Jun 40min
