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In-Depth Series: A Little Bit of Python

  • Number of episodes: 25
  • Open/closed: open
  • Date of earliest show: 2010-02-02
  • Date of latest show: 2022-05-16
  • Series RSS feeds: ogg, spx, mp3

Initially based on the podcast "A Little Bit of Python", by Michael Foord, Andrew Kuchling, Steve Holden, Dr. Brett Cannon and Jesse Noller. https://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2009_12_19.shtml#e1138

Now the series is open to all.

hpr3596 :: Extracting text, tables and images from docx files using Python hosted by b-yeezi

Released: 2022-05-16. Duration: 00:08:37. Flag: Clean.
Tags: python,docx.
In this episode, I describe how I used 2 python libraries to extract import data from docx files
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hpr3328 :: Pandas Part 2 hosted by Enigma

Released: 2021-05-05. Duration: 00:11:59. Flag: Clean.
Tags: python, pandas, Data, Data Science.
Enigma continues his discussion about his favorite Python module Pandas
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hpr3253 :: Pandas Intro hosted by Enigma

Released: 2021-01-20. Duration: 00:20:41. Flag: Clean.
Tags: python, data analytics, data science.
Enigma introduces one of his favorite python modules pandas
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hpr3072 :: The joy of pip-tools and pyenv-virtualenv hosted by clacke

Released: 2020-05-12. Duration: 00:24:01. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python,pyenv,virtualenv,virtualenvwrapper,poetry,pipenv,pip-tools.
How to manage your dependencies and environment isolation when developing in Python
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hpr3067 :: Getting my Python3 code working in Python2 hosted by MrX

Released: 2020-05-05. Duration: 00:25:26. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Python, Programming, Linux, Raspberry Pi.
What I had to do to get my raspberry Pi PifaceCAD board working after a Debian upgrade.
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hpr2976 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 4 hosted by MrX

Released: 2019-12-30. Duration: 00:06:31. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
This is the last show in the series and covers the main program section at the bottom of my script
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hpr2963 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 3 hosted by MrX

Released: 2019-12-11. Duration: 00:14:40. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover functions activated when a button is pushed on the PiFaceCAD board
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hpr2951 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 2 hosted by MrX

Released: 2019-11-25. Duration: 00:14:48. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this episode I cover some generic functions at the top of the code.
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hpr2933 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 1 hosted by MrX

Released: 2019-10-30. Duration: 00:14:31. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.
In this series a do whirl wind tour of the Python code I developed for my PifaceCAD board
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hpr2013 :: Parsing XML in Python with Xmltodict hosted by Klaatu

Released: 2016-04-20. Duration: 00:14:09. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python, parse, xml.
A quick introduction to xmltodict, an XML parser for Python.
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hpr2012 :: Parsing XML in Python with Untangle hosted by Klaatu

Released: 2016-04-19. Duration: 00:21:02. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python, parse, xml.
A quick introduction to Untangle, an XML parser for Python.
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hpr2010 :: Parsing JSON with Python hosted by Klaatu

Released: 2016-04-15. Duration: 00:12:11. Flag: Clean.
Tags: Python,dictionary,JSON.
How to parse JSON with Python
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hpr0679 :: A Little Bit of Python: Episode 14 2010-06-06 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2011-03-10. Duration: 00:18:36. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Pycon,Stackless,psyco,PyPy,"Unladen Swallow".
An interview with Christian Tismer after PyCon 2010
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hpr0664 :: A Little Bit of Python: Episode 13 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2011-02-17. Duration: 00:40:52. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: community,python,news,"syndicated thursday",syndication.
News about Python - the SEC mandates python for filing, community funding, and more
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hpr0584 :: A Little Bit of Python: 12 Global Interpreter Lock; Concurrency hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-10-28. Duration: 00:37:45. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: "little bit of python",programming,python.
Exploring a scheduler being introduced in python, and its effect on threading performance
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hpr0577 :: Episode 11.Bit-of-Python-2010-04-07 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-10-19. Duration: 00:11:36. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: Python,twisted,wxWidgets,CPython,Global interpreter lock,GIL.
An interview recorded at PyCon 2010, Atlanta, with Antoine Pitrou
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hpr0549 :: Interview with Richard Jones hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-06-17. Duration: 00:18:13. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: PyWeek,Python,Richard Jones.
Interview with Richard Jones who organizes the PyWeek game programming challenge
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hpr0545 :: Little Bit of python episode nine hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-06-03. Duration: 00:25:48. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: News,CPython,IronPython,PyWeek.
News about Python 2.7, PyPy 1.2 and other modules
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hpr0542 :: Little Bit of Python Episode 8 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-05-18. Duration: 00:15:04. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python,interview,interviews,Canonical,Mark Shuttleworth,PyCon,PyCon 2010,Ubuntu,Pygame.
Steve Holden interviews Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, at PyCon 2010
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hpr0539 :: Little Bit of Python Episode 7 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-04-30. Duration: 00:23:03. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: podcast,python,just-in-time compiler,JIT,Unladen Swallow,PEP,PEP 3146.
A panel discussion on speeding up Python and proposed changes in the Unladen Swallow branch
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hpr0537 :: Episode 6.Bit-of-Python hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-04-16. Duration: 00:18:48. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: podcast,PyCon,PyCon 2010,interview,interviews,intellectual property,software patents.
Michael Foord interviews Van Lindberg, conference chair of PyCon 2010, about the conference
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hpr0535 :: New Features in Python 2.7 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-04-06. Duration: 00:21:16. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python,python 2.7,modules,logging,configuration,podcast,PyPy,versioning.
A panel discussion on some of the new features coming in Python 2.7
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hpr0534 :: Mercurial Transition and comments on the Python Package Index hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-04-03. Duration: 00:45:38. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: podcast,Python,Python 2.7,Mercurial,EOL,DVCS,distributed version control system,Subversion,Iron Python,Python 3.2,Python Package Index,PyPI.
A panel discussion covering the transition to using Mercurial for the Python source code
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hpr0520 :: Selecting Talks for PyCon 2010 hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-02-19. Duration: 00:21:42. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python,pycon 2010.
Discussion on how talks were selected for the upcoming PyCon 2010 conference
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hpr0510 :: Python Language Moratorium Python 2.7 End of the Line? hosted by Michael Foord

Released: 2010-02-02. Duration: 00:23:54. Flag: Explicit.
Tags: python 2.7,python 3.0.
A round-table discussion about the possibility of Python 2.x end of life
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