Eric Matthes is the author of the Leanpub book Beginner's Python Cheat Sheets. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Eric about his background, how he developed an interest in computers and programming at an early age, living outside for a year and cycling all around North America, his book and the experience of seeing it become a bestseller, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on April 20, 2021.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM179-Eric-Matthes-2021-04-20.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.