From Python Import Podcast

From Python Import Podcast

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  • Episode 017: The One About Python 3

    At long last, we finally get down to some Real Talk about Python 3. In

    this episode, Mike and Dave are joined by guests Nick
    Coghlan and Alex Gaynor; our discussion gets into the history of
    Python 3's development, why it's compelling, whether it's a failure, and more.
    We also chat for a bit about Alex's new Cryptography library and the
    downfall of "abstinence-only" crypto education.

    All this plus some news and the return of the return of Python trivia! Read on

    for some additional thoughts as well as a plethora of links for this episode.

    First of all, we'd like to apologize for the delay. We had almost managed to

    settle into an every-other-month cadence when we were stricken with scheduling
    conflicts and the unexpected death of our editing platform. (And oh, how the
    sadhorns did play!) Work and pre-PyCon complications followed.

    Secondly, a heads up--though we're trying to improve the audio quality (Dave

    has a microphone now!), Google Hangout seems to have betrayed us, introducing
    mystery pops and clicks that have thus far resisted our attempts to scrub them
    out in post. For some reason they seem to only affect one segment of the
    recording, so please bear with it for a couple minutes--the main interview
    portion of the episode is click-free. We're very sorry, and all we can do
    about it at this point is to promise that we'll keep working on it.

    While we were fighting through all of the above, Python 3.4 was released, and

    it's really exciting because it has seriously cool things that we
    somehow failed to discuss at all during our recording session a couple weeks
    prior (though we may have mentioned some highlights last time).

    Behold, a parade of links, for your clicking enjoyment!

    • Django News Podcast
    • PyOhio
    • @pycoders
    • @getpy
    • Import This
    • Python 3 Q&A by Nick Coghlan
    • About Python 3 by Alex Gaynor
    • caniusepython3
    • Cryptography 101
    • Cryptography Right Answers
    • If You're Typing the Letters A-E-S Into Your Code, You're Doing It Wrong
    • Moxie Marlinspike
    • Practical Cryptography
    • NIST Computer Security Division: crypto stuff
    • The Colt Python
    • The Python roller coaster--you can even take a
      • virtual ride!
    • The original Cheese Shop
    • Albuquerque

      • Our hosting is generously provided by Rackspace. (Thanks!)

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    • Episode 016: Katie Cunningham and the Podcast of Doom

      In this episode, we're pleased to catch up with the one, the only, the

      real Katie Cunningham to catch up on some great stuff that she's
      been up to. We chat about the Young Coders tutorial
      (which you can totally contribute to or help
      scale), her Python article for Hour of Code,
      being good to students who run Windows, her brand-new book
      Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours, and the Python 2–Python 3
      divide. We also check in on the state of accessibility (which we last talked
      about way back in episode 10) and discover that there's a book for
      that too.

      All this plus cookies, news, the return of Python trivia, and lots of things to

      link to!

      We hear you like links, so please accept these as a token of our appreciation:

      • Django 1.6.1 is out, with new hotness
      • The Django blog is starting up Django Update posts again
      • Python 3.4 has a beta with lots of cool new toys
      • PyCon 2014 is coming in April! It's in Canada, so previously-privileged
        • American travelers need to get passports!
      • FPIP hosts Mike Pirnat and David Stanek will be
        • teaching a web app security tutorial at PyCon 2014
      • Python on Rails is a fun-looking way to travel to PyCon
      • PyTennessee is coming in February
      • DjangoCon EU is coming in May—on a freaking private island
      • Put-In-Bay is an island village on Lake Erie; there is a very
        • tall monument there
      • Pycoder's Weekly is a great way to stay informed
      • Katie Cunningham
      • Young Coders Tutorial at PyCon 2013
      • Young Coders Tutorial materials
      • So You Want to Run a Young Coders Class
      • Hour of Code
      • The Five Minute Python Programming Primer
      • The OS Divide
      • Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours
      • The Accessibility Handbook
      • Access Ability is a great place to learn about accessibility and
        • usability
      • Buckeyes are delicious if you don't have peanut allergies
      • Potato candy is apparently also a thing
      • William Zabka
      • Vermonty Python
      • Bicycle Repair Man (the sketch)
      • Bicycle Repair Man (the tool)

        • Our hosting is generously provided by Rackspace. (Thanks!)

        We hope that everyone out there has a safe and happy new year. Cheers!

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      • Episode 015: An Evening with Jesse Noller

        By popular demand, From Python Import Podcast returns from the dead with a

        brand-new, supersized episode of epicness featuring an in-depth conversation
        with Jesee Noller, PSF board member, core developer, chair of PyCon
        2012 and 2013, and all-around hoopy frood.
        Over the course of nearly two hours, we get an inside look at the Python
        Software Foundation, being a core developer, bringing a code of
        conduct to the Python community, community outreach and diversity, the
        joys and anguish of running a major conference, how to get involved in Python
        or PyCon, the work he's doing with Rackspace to inspire developers
        to build cool things, some Python trivia, and various strategies for discovering
        and curating collections of animated GIFs.

        We'd not only like to thank Jesse for his time and candor, but we'd also like

        to thank each and every one of you for listening, for subscribing, for tweeting,
        for saying hello at conferences, for encouraging us to create new episodes
        again. Every little bit, every interaction--no matter how trivial it might
        seem--matters. You made this episode happen, and hopefully many more to come.
        Thank you.

        Links! Links! And more links!

        • PEP 1: the PEP about PEPs
        • The multiprocessing module
        • Python Mentors
        • This Is Pycon
        • Devops Reactions
        • DNS Reactions
        • Security Reactions
        • Replygif.net
        • Reddit: Reply GIFs
        • Reddit: Reaction GIFs
        • How to pronounce GIF
        • Except that you're wrong

          • This episode contains Creative Commons licensed samples:

          • ExplosionBombBlastAmbientA.wav by zimbot
          • Lazer Zap.wav by Hoscalegeek
          • Balloon Bass 12 by antistatikk
          • bass-drum-clean-bent.wav by burnttoys

            • Full disclosure: our hosting is generously provided by Rackspace as part of

            their community outreach efforts.

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          • Episode 014: PyOhio 2012 Part 2

            In the latest exciting episode of From Python Import Podcast, we had the

            pleasure of sitting down with
            James Tauber (Pinax, Eldarion),
            Kenneth Reitz (Requests, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python, Tablib),
            and Chad Whitacre (Gittip, Aspen)
            for an end-of-conference chat at PyOhio 2012.

            We could try to summarize the conversation here, but it frankly wouldn't

            do it justice. This is a great conversation between some bright guys, and
            it was a ton of fun to bring them all together. The links above will get
            you started, but you are best served to listen and simply enjoy.

            Some linkable things we discussed include:

            • GHeat
            • Habitualist
            • Gondor
            • If This Then That
            • Aspen
            • Flask
            • Brainfuck
            • Whitespace
            • Apple II Emulator (ApplePy)
            • Mytechne

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            • Episode 013: PyOhio 2012

              This episode, recorded at PyOhio 2012, features an interview with Catherine Devlin, Eric Floehr, and Brian Costlow about the history and development of the regional conference. Notes follow:

              • Introductions all around. Gladhanding. Bona fides. Poledancing (Not).
              • The history of PyOhio: "This one time, at PyCon..."
              • Fortune favored the bold...let's make a conference!
              • Columbus was chosen because iot was between everyone. Look at a map. It really is.
              • The AV staff is a bunch of steely-eyed missle men...and women. They rock. All the talks are on Blip.tv and PyVideo.
              • Year one had 80 people. Year 5 - over 200.
              • Did we mention that PyOhio is free? It is. And it is the People's Conference. But in a good way. Not in a creepy propaganda-poster kind of way.
              • The bulk of the funds to run the con is from the sponsors and donations.
              • A person can help by Volunteering. Platespinners, catherders, and co-chairs welcome.
              • There is an Expanded Mission. But you're going to have to listen. I'm not telling you what it is. Nyah.
              • Ok. I Lied. PyOhio wants to get into teaching the youth and other folks new to Python, "Day Of Python" events.
              • People come from all over the country to PyOhio. It is at destination, nay, a PILGRIMAGE.
              • PyOhio has just become a Non-Profit Organization in the State of Ohio. Federal 501.3(c) coming soon.
              • There is a lot of useful info about how to become a non-profit detailed in the show, but show notes cannot do it justice. You must listen. Really.
              • FreeGeek and Ohio Linuxfest folks were very helpful. Word to your mothers, gentlemen.
              • Growth is the primary challenge. Growing pains require more help, more volunteers, and more publicity. Must not preach to the same choir.
              • The future, it is bright. Shades are required.
              • It would be awesome for Ohio to be a Python talent hotbed. Stop the brain-drain to the coasts.
              • PYOHIO WILL BE THE WOODSTOCK OF PYTHON. With less drugs. Cause, you know. That's just wrong. And stuff.
              • The campaign to get PyCon to Ohio has begun. Plans within plans. Oh yes. Plans within plans.
              • Eric spoke on processing a million images to find "interesting things" in the night sky. Wound up finding fascinating data about the path of the year, the tracks of the planets in the sky, and how the length of the day changes throughout the year.

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              • Episode 012: Jonathan LaCour

                In this episode, we interview

                Jonathan LaCour,
                VP of Software Development at Dreamhost,
                about the cool things they're up to with Python and--dramatic chord--The Cloud.

                This is the last of our interviews from PyCon, so I guess that means we have to

                get off our butts and make some more episodes happen. Don't panic--we don't
                plan to disappear for a year again (though that wasn't really our plan to begin
                with). In fact, with any luck, we should be recording at least one episode in
                the next few days to help get us back on track.

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              • Episode 011: PyLadies

                In this episode we interview Christine Cheung and

                Sandy Strong of PyLadies
                at PyCon 2012, get excited about what they're doing for the community and
                diversity, lament the rise of the brogrammer, and pass judgment on modern Lego
                kits.

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              • Episode 010: Katie Cunningham

                What can we say about Katie? We met her at PyCon 2012 and, frankly, we were

                starstruck. She's a woman of many talents...

                • She codes!
                • She does things to the Internet!
                • She blogs!
                • She talks sometimes!
                • She likes to hear from people!

                  • Most importantly, she's a pythonista and she agreed to talk with us. This is

                  that talk. Enjoy!

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                • Episode 009: Is this thing still on?

                  And, lo, we are returned from the void. From Python Import Podcast is back! In

                  this episode, we meet with Steve Holden, Chairman of the PSF and all around
                  swell guy. We discuss the history of PyCon and Python itself, explore the
                  evolution of a volunteer conference, get turndown service, and even a little
                  chocolate.

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                • Episode 008: PyCon/CodeMash Double Feature (Doctor X will Code a Feature)

                  What do you mean it’s not February any more? Seriously?! Sigh. We know, we

                  know, we broke our promise again. Life happened–to all of us. We’ll do better
                  next time (Chris has a plan, you see.)

                  Luckily, the wait is over–we’re back, and with a whopper! Clocking in at a

                  mighty 106 minutes, this jumbo deluxe ultra fun-size epic includes our
                  reflections on recent conferences we’ve attended–January’s now-distant
                  CodeMash and March’s just-complete PyCon. Your hosts for this excursion down conference
                  memory lane, in counterclockwise order, are Chris Miller, Mike Pirnat, Ben
                  Smith, and Mike Crute.

                  But first–NEWS! We get up to speed on the current haps in Blogofile, the upcoming PyWeek,

                  PEP land, and the Python version control migration (from Subversion to Mercurial).

                  Our CodeMash recap describes the conference, highlights memorable

                  presentations, and gives a little flavor of the night life (jam sessions and
                  pool parties and craziness, oh my!). The short version is that CodeMash is
                  awesome, and you should go. Seriously–it’s a polyglot conference! At an indoor
                  water park! In January! It is made of win.

                  But HOLY COW OMG PYCON!! Having just returned from our glorious adventures,

                  we are positively effervescent about what was probably the best PyCon ever.
                  Mike Pirnat is goaded gently into discussing his speaking experiences–giving
                  his official talk, Exhibition of Atrocity, mortally offending
                  Titus Brown at the Testing in Python Birds
                  of a Feather (aka the TiP
                  BoF), and announcing his side project, How Old Is My Kid?, at the lightning talks.

                  While at PyCon, we joined up with Rick Harding

                  of Lococast, Anthony Scopatz of scientific computing podcast inSCIght, testing goatherder and PyCon programming committee
                  guru Terry Peppers, and an atypically
                  quiet David Stanek to form a veritable Voltron of voices, recording a live
                  round table during the Sunday morning open spaces. We rofl our way through the
                  previous night’s TiP BoF exploits, and Terry gets Mike Pirnat to talk about
                  talking. Apologies for any duplication of content in here–it’s all due to
                  accidents with the time machine we’re working on to try to absorb all of the
                  excellent PyCon talks. (Please also forgive Mike Pirnat for hammering on his
                  laptop while recording–he’s very sorry and promises not to do it again.) We
                  rave about how well the Convore-driven backchannel worked out, get some
                  insights into the “Extreme” track and programming PyCon talks, and recall our
                  favorites presentations. We send mad, mad shout-outs of joy to the A/V team,
                  who had much of the conference video online before the conference even ended;
                  their work is a fabulous benefit to the Python community. Matt Gibberman and Eric Floehr join us for a few minutes to
                  discuss Eric’s talk on genetic programming.

                  In a special bonus segment, Rick and Mike Pirnat sit down with the intrepid

                  John DeRosa, whose epic cross-country bus ride
                  from Seattle to Atlanta with play-by-play Twitter commentary so captivated us. We talk about the why and
                  how of his journey and chat about memorable moments and human drama he
                  encountered along the way. Then we bring things into a full-circle, swirling
                  time loop vortex of doom and throw some love to CodeMash and encourage all
                  willing Pythonistas to help represent by submitting talks for next January’s
                  CodeMash.

                  We then pop back up the stack to wrap up the episode and bring it on home with

                  Chris Miller’s promises of a new episode in early April, by hook or by crook
                  (or perhaps by five-point plan).

                  We want to add that it was thoroughly awesome to meet up with fans and

                  listeners while we were at PyCon. Your passion and excitement for this podcast
                  really inspired us to hurry up and get this thing out there so that we can get
                  back on track. THANK YOU. YOU ROCK.

                  But wait–there’s more! Behold the miscellaneous links of wonderment and joy:

                  • Awesome PyWeek game: A Murder of Crows
                  • The home of CodeMash: Kalahari Resort
                  • Git Immersion (which Mike maybe remembered to mention and maybe didn’t)
                  • Python for microcontrollers: PyMite
                  • The MoSync SDK
                  • Thoroughly awesome band at CodeMash: The Womack Family Band
                  • Matt “Snowdog” Gibberman rocks the hell out of “Back in the USSR” at the CodeMash jam session
                  • The PyCon videos are giant piles of gold-plated win
                  • Video of Mike Pirnat’s PyCon talk: Exhibition of Atrocity
                  • Video of David Beazley’s talk: Using Python 3 to Build a Cloud Computing Service for my Superboard II
                  • Video of “Dude, Where’s My RAM?”
                  • Video of Hilary Mason’s inspirational keynote
                  • Video of Running Ultra-Large Telescopes in Python
                  • Video of Chris McAvoy’s Threadless keynote
                  • Courtesy of Alfredo Deza, a lovely reminder to press on in spite of the haters, who are, in fact, gonna hate

                    • Thanks for listening, and thanks so much for being patient with our

                    intermittent release schedule. Once Chris shows us his elaborate Powerpoint,
                    we’ll get it figured out.

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