Python People Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/python-people-0da718ee-91e9-41bd-8da0-4009c7f7282f Python People is about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great. @ 2023 Brian Okken 363d6887-929f-510c-b485-e0d8b55d7b2e yes 🚀 Brian Okken en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:21:59 -0700 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:22:07 -0700 https://pythonpeople.pythontest.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZHGA5w7pMMoQaYvXsrn6XA-zI1GEef7Cj-DUkXEoGXQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OTZm/OTJlN2QwMjY1ZGQx/M2I4NGRjNTJiYzAx/YTQ3YS5qcGc.jpg Python People https://pythonpeople.pythontest.com episodic Brian Okken Python People is about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great. Python People is about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great.. Python Brian Okken No No Shauna Gordon-McKeon - Open Source Governance, Women's Soccer, and Django 14 14 Shauna Gordon-McKeon - Open Source Governance, Women's Soccer, and Django full 8ff053bc-16ab-49cf-968b-3592cbd57c02 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e5562265 This is a really fun talk with Shauna.  

We talk about: 

Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting

]]> This is a really fun talk with Shauna.  

We talk about: 

Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting

]]> Thu, 09 May 2024 07:41:29 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2550 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 pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 resou Python No Shauna 🚀 Brian Okken Rob Ludwick - Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling 13 13 Rob Ludwick - Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling full 69deda66-b852-4efd-ab66-b15791f4047f https://share.transistor.fm/s/088a859d 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 to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community.

We talk about: 
- Juggling at PyCon
- How to get the most out of PyCon
    - Watching talks
    - Hallway track
    - Open spaces
    - Lightening talks
    - Expo hall / vendor space
    - Poster sessions
    - Job fair
    - A welcoming community
    - Tutorials 
    - Sprints
    - But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon.

"Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick


]]> 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 to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community.

We talk about: 
- Juggling at PyCon
- How to get the most out of PyCon
    - Watching talks
    - Hallway track
    - Open spaces
    - Lightening talks
    - Expo hall / vendor space
    - Poster sessions
    - Job fair
    - A welcoming community
    - Tutorials 
    - Sprints
    - But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon.

"Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick


]]> Sat, 04 May 2024 14:57:00 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2336 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 to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community. We talk about:  - Juggling at PyCon - How to get the most out of PyCon     - Watching talks     - Hallway track     - Open spaces     - Lightening talks     - Expo hall / vendor space     - Poster sessions     - Job fair     - A welcoming community     - Tutorials      - Sprints     - But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon. "Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 convers Python No Rob Ludwick 🚀 Brian Okken Nikita Karamov - Russia, Germany, Django, and Jazzband 12 12 Nikita Karamov - Russia, Germany, Django, and Jazzband full 45a6458d-7154-461e-9e49-7a653237af12 https://share.transistor.fm/s/883a354a 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 Russia to Germany during college
  • Cultural differences between Russia, Germany, and Oregon
  • The nice lack of drama in the Python community
  • A lack of universities teaching Python for web development


Links from the show


]]> 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 Russia to Germany during college
  • Cultural differences between Russia, Germany, and Oregon
  • The nice lack of drama in the Python community
  • A lack of universities teaching Python for web development


Links from the show


]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:08:09 -0800 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2343 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 Russia to Germany during college Cultural differences between Russia, Germany, and Oregon The nice lack of drama in the Python community A lack of universities teaching Python for web development Links from the show Jazzband django-simple-menu Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 ma Python No Nikita Karamov 🚀 Brian Okken Pamela Fox - Teaching Python, Accessibility, and Tools 11 11 Pamela Fox - Teaching Python, Accessibility, and Tools full 65cdf297-8e76-485c-9ce1-4fd5e589601b https://share.transistor.fm/s/16bcd9f4 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
  • Relearning Go

Links from the show:



]]> 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
  • Relearning Go

Links from the show:



]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0800 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2989 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 Relearning Go Links from the show: Python Bytes 323 with Pamela: AI search wars have begun Python Test 199 with Pamela: Is Azure Right for a Side Project? gdi: Girl Develop It Django Girls Girls Who Code "Automated accessibility audits" - Pamela Fox (North Bay Python 2023) Playwright axe-core pytest-axe-playwright-snapshot, plugin from Pamela pytest-crayons plugin is from a PyCascades talk about building plugins pytest-check, yet another plugin FlaskSQLAlchemy Concurrency is not Parallelism by Rob Pike Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 p Python No Pamela Fox 🚀 Brian Okken Julian Sequeira - Pybites, Australia, Mindset, and Teaching New Programmers 10 10 Julian Sequeira - Pybites, Australia, Mindset, and Teaching New Programmers full fe70614d-eb56-4cbf-af64-c47f6c13b67c https://share.transistor.fm/s/04e3cabc 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 of animals that want to kill you. Except kangaroos.
  • Teaching Python to non-technical people

]]> 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 of animals that want to kill you. Except kangaroos.
  • Teaching Python to non-technical people

]]> Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:55:47 -0800 Brian Okken Brian Okken 3205 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 of animals that want to kill you. Except kangaroos. Teaching Python to non-technical people Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 Coac Python No Julian Sequeira 🚀 Brian Okken Will Vincent - Django, Writing Technical Books 9 9 Will Vincent - Django, Writing Technical Books full 958a72a6-cbad-44ce-814c-b5baee9be95a https://share.transistor.fm/s/1833c2cb 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.


]]> 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.


]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:21:33 -0800 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2850 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 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 pr Python No Will Vincent 🚀 Brian Okken Carlton Gibson - Django, Spain, Parenting, and Open Source 8 8 Carlton Gibson - Django, Spain, Parenting, and Open Source full fd081643-6e04-4d4c-aafc-c900434db4d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5fa339ff 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 with family
  • Building a couple Software as a Service projects
  • Kids and travel
  • Kids and food
  • Living in Spain as a British citizen
  • How Brexit has affected his options
  • Being an open source maintainer and that it's ok to pause it when life takes precedence.
  • Being kind to other maintainers and acknowledging them as human
  • Django 5 form template imporovements
  • Good places to be a tourist in Spain
  • Spains wonderful train system

]]> 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 with family
  • Building a couple Software as a Service projects
  • Kids and travel
  • Kids and food
  • Living in Spain as a British citizen
  • How Brexit has affected his options
  • Being an open source maintainer and that it's ok to pause it when life takes precedence.
  • Being kind to other maintainers and acknowledging them as human
  • Django 5 form template imporovements
  • Good places to be a tourist in Spain
  • Spains wonderful train system

]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:19:19 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2809 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 with family Building a couple Software as a Service projects Kids and travel Kids and food Living in Spain as a British citizen How Brexit has affected his options Being an open source maintainer and that it's ok to pause it when life takes precedence. Being kind to other maintainers and acknowledging them as human Django 5 form template imporovements Good places to be a tourist in Spain Spains wonderful train system Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 rela Python No Carlton Gibson 🚀 Brian Okken Mariatta Wijaya - Python Documentation, PyLadies, Keeping Fish, Public Speaking 7 7 Mariatta Wijaya - Python Documentation, PyLadies, Keeping Fish, Public Speaking full 1100f685-bb17-47f1-8893-2de5eb82c93d https://share.transistor.fm/s/447cd52a 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 aquarium
  • Cooking, Baking
  • History of Tempura
  • Working with APIs with Python
  • Public Speaking / Giving Talks
  • The power of seeing other women give talks

]]> 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 aquarium
  • Cooking, Baking
  • History of Tempura
  • Working with APIs with Python
  • Public Speaking / Giving Talks
  • The power of seeing other women give talks

]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2658 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 aquarium Cooking, Baking History of Tempura Working with APIs with Python Public Speaking / Giving Talks The power of seeing other women give talks Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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, verboss Python No Mariatta 🚀 Brian Okken Naomi Ceder - Quick Python, Leadership Transitions, Diversity 6 6 Naomi Ceder - Quick Python, Leadership Transitions, Diversity full d6905551-1ae4-4535-a23b-2e22f174b143 https://share.transistor.fm/s/18d7b8fc 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
- Guitar and music
- The Quick Python Book
- Community building
- Retiring


]]> 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
- Guitar and music
- The Quick Python Book
- Community building
- Retiring


]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:47:51 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2308 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 - Guitar and music - The Quick Python Book - Community building - Retiring Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 foreig Python No Naomi Ceder 🚀 Brian Okken Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain 5 5 Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain full 4df5dd9c-1086-47a2-aee7-61b73b22b249 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0717ec61 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 coaches
  • Spain
  • Books

Links:

and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that?


]]> 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 coaches
  • Spain
  • Books

Links:

and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that?


]]> Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:40:07 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 1914 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 coaches Spain Books Links: PyBites Code Challenges platform and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that? Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 Coac Python No Bob Belderbos 🚀 Brian Okken Barry Warsaw - OG Python, Bass Guitar, Tai Chi 4 4 Barry Warsaw - OG Python, Bass Guitar, Tai Chi full 1b0f2bdd-cb64-4cce-a16a-e82bd30c414b https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6f3a58a 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.

Links from the show:


]]> 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.

Links from the show:


]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:21:49 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2749 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. Links from the show: Cheng Man-ch'ing Barry's soundcloud Barry on YouTube Barry is the official Python FLUFL The Zen of Python, put to music Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 tr Python No Barry Warsaw 🚀 Brian Okken Brett Cannon - Core Python, Fountain Pens 3 3 Brett Cannon - Core Python, Fountain Pens full 675defbf-45a9-4fe8-9f0c-32cfcfbc19dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/d5df3954 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
  • Philosophy and thinking logically
  • Proving the existence of God
  • Rewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.”
  • 1 week per month on technical debt.
  • Fountain pens
  • Writing a gratitude journal
  • Books
  • “What goes on in your brain is not the same as everyone else’s.”
  • "Steeped in the world of tea." - nice pun

Links from the show:


]]> 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
  • Philosophy and thinking logically
  • Proving the existence of God
  • Rewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.”
  • 1 week per month on technical debt.
  • Fountain pens
  • Writing a gratitude journal
  • Books
  • “What goes on in your brain is not the same as everyone else’s.”
  • "Steeped in the world of tea." - nice pun

Links from the show:


]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:47:12 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 3952 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 Philosophy and thinking logically Proving the existence of God Rewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.” 1 week per month on technical debt. Fountain pens Writing a gratitude journal Books “What goes on in your brain is not the same as everyone else’s.” "Steeped in the world of tea." - nice pun Links from the show: Podcast interviewsDjango Chat - 20 Years of Python - Brett Cannon The Changelog - There’s a whole PEP about that - Brett Cannon Tim Urban’s TED talk which is about procrastination and not public speaking, so I have no idea what Brett is talking about. Good talk though.  Brett’s PyCascades talk: Python's Syntactic Sugar Brian’s PyCascades talk: Sharing is Caring: Sharing pytest Fixtures Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 Python No Brett Cannon 🚀 Brian Okken Paul Everitt - Early Python, Coaching 2 2 Paul Everitt - Early Python, Coaching full 54a34e2d-ca42-4895-b7ce-11ed5ae723e4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cbc61e58 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 business, we're in the leadership business"
  • Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influence
  • We don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroes
  • Volunteering work is a lot like open source
  • Skateboarding and collaboration over competition




]]> 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 business, we're in the leadership business"
  • Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influence
  • We don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroes
  • Volunteering work is a lot like open source
  • Skateboarding and collaboration over competition




]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:27:07 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 2343 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 business, we're in the leadership business" Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influence We don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroes Volunteering work is a lot like open source Skateboarding and collaboration over competition Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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 Python No Paul Everitt 🚀 Brian Okken Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles 1 1 Michael Kennedy - Talk Python and Motorcycles full ffee6f98-ec40-4532-a3da-092bc580624d https://share.transistor.fm/s/60afd94e 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.



]]> 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.



]]> Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:15:35 -0700 Brian Okken Brian Okken 1747 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 pythontest.com/pythonpeople This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com 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. Python No Michael Kennedy 🚀 Brian Okken