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The Real Python Podcast

The Real Python Podcast

Hosted by Real Python

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Episodes

317

Latest episode

Oct 2026

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EN-US

About the show

A weekly Python podcast hosted by Christopher Bailey with interviews, coding tips, and conversation with guests from the Python community. The show covers a wide range of topics including Python programming best practices, career tips, and related software development topics. Join us every Friday morning to hear what's new in the world of Python programming and become a more effective Pythonista.

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October 23, 20261 hr 10 min

The Future of Python Security: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

How is the Python ecosystem adapting to the modern landscape of software security and supply chain defense? This week on the show, we sit down with Seth Larson, the Python Software Foundation's Security Developer in Residence.

October 16, 202645 min

Python Pitfalls: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

What are common mistakes that Python beginners make, and how do you avoid them? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

October 9, 20261 hr 7 min

Codemoo: Demonstrating How Coding Agents Work

How do you assemble the core pieces of a coding agent? How are developers defining projects through conversation and introspection? This week on the show, Geir Arne Hjelle returns to talk about his recent project to demonstrate how coding agents work under the hood.

October 2, 202644 min

Python 3.15: Exploring the New Features

Python 3.15 is (almost*) here! Christopher Trudeau and Bartosz Zaczyński return to discuss the new version. Bartosz coordinated the series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and wrote the showcase tutorial, "Python 3.15: Cool New Features for You to Try." Christopher's video course "What's New in Python 3.15" covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action.

September 25, 20261 hr 7 min

Navigating AI in Open Source: Insights From Wagtail

How should you manage AI contributions to an open-source project? How do you measure the impact of using AI tools for development, and what generative features do end users want from a content management system? This week on the show, we speak with Thibaud Colas and Meagen Voss from Wagtail about the complex considerations software organizations are currently facing.

September 11, 202646 min

Django Developers Survey Results & Reproducible Python Builds

What are the latest trends uncovered in the 2026 Django Developers Survey? How are Django users employing LLMs in their development process? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

September 4, 20261 hr 16 min

Performance Engineering: Profiling and Making Apps Fast by Default

How do you plan for the performance of your Python applications? What does a performance budget entail, and where should you spend your resources? This week on the show, we speak with Den Odell about his new book "Fast by Default: Practical Performance Engineering."

August 28, 202641 min

Exploring Complex Systems & Maintainable Data Science Pipelines

What are the key characteristics of complex systems, and what are practical patterns for tackling complex coding problems? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

August 21, 20261 hr 9 min

Navigating Silent Failures in AI: Strategies for Effective Oversight

Why do AI systems silently fail? How can you set up a system that produces results while also reviewing and validating the work? This week on the show, Calvin Hendryx-Parker returns to discuss his recent talk "Orchestrate Agentic AI: Context, Checklists, and No-Miss Reviews."

August 14, 202646 min

Improving NumPy Performance on Free-Threaded Python

What bottlenecks were preventing NumPy from scaling on free-threaded Python? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

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