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Python People

by Brian Okken

The Python community is awesome because of the people. Python People is a weekly podcast about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great.It's less about the tech, and more about the people.

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Episodes

  1. Shauna Gordon-McKeon - Open Source Governance, Women's Soccer, and Django

    This is a really fun talk with Shauna. We talk about: Going from academia to tech Django Open source project governance and Governing Open Womens Soccer and the NWSL Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting Show notes and resources can be found at…

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  2. Shauna Gordon-McKeon - Open Source Governance, Women's Soccer, and Django

    This is a really fun talk with Shauna. We talk about: Going from academia to tech Django Open source project governance and Governing Open Womens Soccer and the NWSL Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting

  3. Rob Ludwick - Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling

    PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation. Even if you never get a chance to go...

  4. Rob Ludwick - Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling

    PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation. Even if you never get a chance to go...

  5. Nikita Karamov - Russia, Germany, Django, and Jazzband

    Nikita Karamov is a Python developer and maintainer on various open source Python projects. Some topics covered: Notes on university education in programming and engineering vs theory Jazzband for maintaining Django projects Contributing to open source makes you a better programmer Moving from...

  6. Nikita Karamov - Russia, Germany, Django, and Jazzband

    Nikita Karamov is a Python developer and maintainer on various open source Python projects. Some topics covered: Notes on university education in programming and engineering vs theory Jazzband for maintaining Django projects Contributing to open source makes you a better programmer Moving from...

  7. Pamela Fox - Teaching Python, Accessibility, and Tools

    Pamela Fox is a Python Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft. Topics include: Girl Develop It Django Girls Girls Who Code Teaching a language vs teaching a tool What a dev advocate does Accessibility (A11y) testing Playwright axe-core Snapshot testing pytest plugin authoring Flask SQLAlchemy...

  8. Pamela Fox - Teaching Python, Accessibility, and Tools

    Pamela Fox is a Python Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft. Topics include: Girl Develop It Django Girls Girls Who Code Teaching a language vs teaching a tool What a dev advocate does Accessibility (A11y) testing Playwright axe-core Snapshot testing pytest plugin authoring Flask SQLAlchemy...

  9. Julian Sequeira - Pybites, Australia, Mindset, and Teaching New Programmers

    Julian Sequeira is a cofounder of Pybites. He's a Python coach, a podcaster, a career mindset advocate, and is learning guitar. Topics include: Learning guitar Vacationing in Canada Pybites Splitting finances with Bob Building a community and a team Coaching Conscious positivity Australia is full...

  10. Julian Sequeira - Pybites, Australia, Mindset, and Teaching New Programmers

    Julian Sequeira is a cofounder of Pybites. He's a Python coach, a podcaster, a career mindset advocate, and is learning guitar. Topics include: Learning guitar Vacationing in Canada Pybites Splitting finances with Bob Building a community and a team Coaching Conscious positivity Australia is full...

  11. Will Vincent - Django, Writing Technical Books

    Will Vincent is a former board member of the Django Software Foundation. He's written 3 books on Django, writes a django newsletter, is a podcast co-host for Django Chat. Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com

  12. Will Vincent - Django, Writing Technical Books

    Will Vincent is a former board member of the Django Software Foundation. He's written 3 books on Django, writes a django newsletter, is a podcast co-host for Django Chat.

  13. Carlton Gibson - Django, Spain, Parenting, and Open Source

    Carlton recently stepped down as a Django Fellow, maintains many Django related projects, is starting two SaaS companies, and is a podcast host on "Django Chat". Some of what we talk about: Being a Django fellow for 5 years Maintaining several Django related open source projects Client work Time...

  14. Carlton Gibson - Django, Spain, Parenting, and Open Source

    Carlton recently stepped down as a Django Fellow, maintains many Django related projects, is starting two SaaS companies, and is a podcast host on "Django Chat". Some of what we talk about: Being a Django fellow for 5 years Maintaining several Django related open source projects Client work Time...

  15. Mariatta Wijaya - Python Documentation, PyLadies, Keeping Fish, Public Speaking

    Mariatta has been a contributor to Python for many years and is a very inspiring public speaker. Some of what we talk about: Python Documentation Working Group GitHub bots, There's an API for that PyLadies PyLadiesCon Typo of the Day (maintainerd, verbossity, work-lie balance, etc.) A fish…

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  16. Mariatta Wijaya - Python Documentation, PyLadies, Keeping Fish, Public Speaking

    Mariatta has been a contributor to Python for many years and is a very inspiring public speaker. Some of what we talk about: Python Documentation Working Group GitHub bots, There's an API for that PyLadies PyLadiesCon Typo of the Day (maintainerd, verbossity, work-lie balance, etc.) A fish…

    more
  17. Naomi Ceder - Quick Python, Leadership Transitions, Diversity

    Naomi is an elected fellow of the PSF, and has served as chair of its board of directors. Topics: - Building replacement leadership for every endeavor you start - What the PSF board does - Keeping Python's growth in increasing diversity - Learning foreign languages - PyCon Charlas - London…

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  18. Naomi Ceder - Quick Python, Leadership Transitions, Diversity

    Naomi is an elected fellow of the PSF, and has served as chair of its board of directors. Topics: - Building replacement leadership for every endeavor you start - What the PSF board does - Keeping Python's growth in increasing diversity - Learning foreign languages - PyCon Charlas - London…

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  19. Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain

    Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching. We talk about: The history of Pybites Code challenges Coaching and now even growing the team of...

  20. Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain

    Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching. We talk about: The history of Pybites Code challenges Coaching and now even growing the team of...

  21. Barry Warsaw - OG Python, Bass Guitar, Tai Chi

    Barry Warsaw has been with Python almost from the beginning, and is still at it. The early days of Python The tone and feel of the Python community came from Guido Tai Chi Meditation Bass Guitar Stick around until the very end of the show for a special treat, Barry Warsaw and The Zen of Python....

  22. Barry Warsaw - OG Python, Bass Guitar, Tai Chi

    Barry Warsaw has been with Python almost from the beginning, and is still at it. The early days of Python The tone and feel of the Python community came from Guido Tai Chi Meditation Bass Guitar Stick around until the very end of the show for a special treat, Barry Warsaw and The Zen of Python....

  23. Brett Cannon - Core Python, Fountain Pens

    Topics: “I don't know about the rest of you... I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." Brett Cannon, Python Core Dev, Pycon US 2014 Opening remarks Public speaking Being encouraging to others Why Canada Meanings of Back Bacon, Toque, and Pop Walking in Vancouver Snowshoeing...

  24. Brett Cannon - Core Python, Fountain Pens

    Topics: “I don't know about the rest of you... I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." Brett Cannon, Python Core Dev, Pycon US 2014 Opening remarks Public speaking Being encouraging to others Why Canada Meanings of Back Bacon, Toque, and Pop Walking in Vancouver Snowshoeing...

  25. Paul Everitt - Early Python, Coaching

    Paul Everitt is a developer advocate for JetBrains and PyCharm. Covered topics include: The transition of Python from BDFL to steering committee Brainstorming topics for this podcast Django, function based vs class based views, and Nancy Pelosi Coaching Lacrosse, "we're not in the lacrosse...

  26. Paul Everitt - Early Python, Coaching

    Paul Everitt is a developer advocate for JetBrains and PyCharm. Covered topics include: The transition of Python from BDFL to steering committee Brainstorming topics for this podcast Django, function based vs class based views, and Nancy Pelosi Coaching Lacrosse, "we're not in the lacrosse...

  27. Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles

    Michael is the host of the podcasts Talk Python to Me and Python Bytes and runs the Python online course site Talk Python Training. He is also pretty serious about motorcycling, spends some time with simulated racing, and used to play billiards for cash. Show notes and resources can be found at...

  28. Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles

    Michael is the host of the podcasts Talk Python to Me and Python Bytes and runs the Python online course site Talk Python Training. He is also pretty serious about motorcycling, spends some time with simulated racing, and used to play billiards for cash.

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The Python community is awesome because of the people. Python People is a weekly podcast about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great.It's less about the tech, and more about the people.

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