Configuring a Versatile LLM Harness & Scraping the Web With Scrapy
Which is more important, the model or the "harness" around an LLM? What are ways to assemble an efficient agentic developer workflow? This week on the show, Ayan Pahwa joins us to discuss harnessing, ...
24 Jul 58min
Free-Threaded Python's History & uv in Production
How many attempts have been made to remove Python's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)? How do they compare to the current approach? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of ...
17 Jul 50min
Constructing and Judging Modern Agentic Workflows
How can you improve your LLM agent systems through specification enrichment? What are the advantages of having an LLM act as a judge within an agent system? This week on the show, Senior IEEE Member a...
10 Jul 58min
Running Python Locally in a Sandbox
How do you avoid the risk of running a Python application locally that could be malicious, break your code, or leak private data? How can you create a sandboxed local environment using WASM and MicroP...
3 Jul 45min
Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools
Do you feel like your Python skills are atrophying after using LLM coding tools? How do you add the right kind of friction into your coding routine to keep your developer instincts sharp? Christopher ...
26 Jun 46min
EuroPython 2026: Celebrating 25 Years
What's happening at EuroPython 2026? The conference celebrates its 25th anniversary this year in Kraków, Poland. This week on the show, organizers Mia Bajić and Daria Linhart Grudzien join me to discu...
12 Jun 40min
Reducing the Size of Python Docker Containers
How can you easily reduce the size of a Python Docker container? What are the exceptions you should catch in your code? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder'...
5 Jun 38min
Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols
Have you ever been confused by the naming of modules you're importing from a package? Is there a standard way to organize and name your Python virtual environments? This week on the show, Brett Cannon...
29 Mai 1h 20min
