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Manage Projects With pyproject.toml & Explore Polars LazyFrames
Episode 243
How can you simplify the management of your Python projects with one file? What are the advantages of using LazyFrames in Polars? Christopher Trudeau…
1 year, 1 month ago
Eric Matthes: Maybe Don't Start With Unit Tests
Episode 242
Should you always start testing your code with unit tests? When does it make sense to look at integration or end-to-end testing as a first step inste…
1 year, 1 month ago
Deciphering Python Jargon & Compiling Python 1.0
Episode 241
How do you learn the terms commonly used when speaking about Python? How is the jargon similar to other programming languages? Christopher Trudeau is…
1 year, 2 months ago
Telling Effective Stories With Your Python Visualizations
Episode 240
How do you make compelling visualizations that best convey the story of your data? What methods can you employ within popular Python tools to improve…
1 year, 2 months ago
Behavior-Driven vs Test-Driven Development & Using Regex in Python
Episode 239
What is behavior-driven development, and how does it work alongside test-driven development? How do you communicate requirements between teams in an …
1 year, 2 months ago
Charlie Marsh: Accelerating Python Tooling With Ruff and uv
Episode 238
Are you looking for fast tools to lint your code and manage your projects? How is the Rust programming language being used to speed up Python tools? …
1 year, 2 months ago
Testing Your Python Code Base: Unit vs. Integration
Episode 237
What goes into creating automated tests for your Python code? Should you focus on testing the individual code sections or on how the entire system ru…
1 year, 3 months ago
Simon Willison: Using LLMs for Python Development
Episode 236
What are the current large language model (LLM) tools you can use to develop Python? What prompting techniques and strategies produce better results?…
1 year, 3 months ago
Principles for Considering Your Python Tooling
Episode 235
What are the principles you should consider when making decisions about which Python tools to use? What anti-patterns get in the way of making the ri…
1 year, 3 months ago
Building New Structures for Learning Python
Episode 234
What are the new ways we can teach and share our knowledge about Python? How can we improve the structure of our current offerings and build new educ…
1 year, 3 months ago