The Real Python Podcast

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  Configuring a Versatile LLM Harness & Scraping the Web With Scrapy 24.07.2026 58min

  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, web scraping, and self-hosting Python applications.
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  Free-Threaded Python's History & uv in Production 17.07.2026 50min

  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 PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Constructing and Judging Modern Agentic Workflows 10.07.2026 58min

  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 and Quality Engineer Suneet Malhotra joins us to discuss building and evaluating agentic architecture.
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  Running Python Locally in a Sandbox 03.07.2026 45min

  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 MicroPython? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools 26.06.2026 46min

  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 Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  EuroPython 2026: Celebrating 25 Years 12.06.2026 40min

  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 discuss this year's conference.
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  Reducing the Size of Python Docker Containers 05.06.2026 38min

  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's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols 29.05.2026 1t 20min

  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 returns to discuss the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) he's been working on recently.
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  Managing Polars Schema Issues & Profiling GitHub Users 22.05.2026 42min

  How can you avoid schema problems in your Polars data pipeline when adding new columns? How can you quickly examine a GitHub user's profile to decide how much to invest in their contributions? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Agentic Architecture: Why Files Aren't Always Enough 15.05.2026 1t 24min

  What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to collapse? This week on the show, Mikiko Bazeley from MongoDB joins us to discuss agentic architecture and context engineering.
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  Declarative Charts in Python & Discerning Iterators vs Iterables 08.05.2026 56min

  What if you could build charts in Python by describing what your data means, instead of scripting every visual detail? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Agentic Data Science Pair Programming With marimo pair 01.05.2026 1t 4min

  How do you add agent skills to your data science workflow? How can a coding agent assist with data wrangling and research? This week on the show, Trevor Manz from marimo joins us to discuss marimo pair.
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  Becoming a Better Python Developer Through Learning Rust 24.04.2026 45min

  How can learning Rust help make you a better Python Developer? How do techniques required by a compiled language translate to improving your Python code? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Reassessing the LLM Landscape & Summoning Ghosts 17.04.2026 1t 15min

  What are the current techniques being employed to improve the performance of LLM-based systems? How is the industry shifting from post-training towards context engineering and multi-agent orchestration? This week on the show, Jodie Burchell, data scientist and Python Advocacy Team Lead at JetBrains, returns to discuss the current AI coding landscape.
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  Advice on Managing Projects & Making Python Classes Friendly 10.04.2026 54min

  What goes into managing a major project? What techniques can you employ for a project that's in crisis? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Limitations in Human and Automated Code Review 27.03.2026 51min

  With the mountains of Python code that it's possible to generate now, how's your code review going? What are the limitations of human review, and where does machine review excel? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Automate Exploratory Data Analysis & Invent Python Comprehensions 20.03.2026 56min

  How do you quickly get an understanding of what's inside a new set of data? How can you share an exploratory data analysis with your team? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Crafting and Editing In-Depth Tutorials at Real Python 13.03.2026 1t 21min

  What goes into creating the tutorials you read at Real Python? What are the steps in the editorial process, and who are the people behind the scenes? This week on the show, Real Python team members Martin Breuss, Brenda Weleschuk, and Philipp Acsany join us to discuss topic curation, review stages, and quality assurance.
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  Overcoming Testing Obstacles With Python's Mock Object Library 27.02.2026 39min

  Do you have complex logic and unpredictable dependencies that make it hard to write reliable tests? How can you use Python's mock object library to improve your tests? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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  Exploring MCP Apps & Adding Interactive UIs to Clients 20.02.2026 1t 9min

  How can you move your MCP tools beyond plain text? How do you add interactive UI components directly inside chat conversations? This week on the show, Den Delimarsky from Anthropic joins us to discuss MCP Apps and interactive UIs in MCP.