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#491: DuckDB and Python: Ducks and Snakes living together
Join me for an insightful conversation with Alex Monahan, who works on documentation, tutorials, and training at DuckDB Labs. We explore why DuckDB is gaining momentum among Python and data enthusiasts, from its in-process database design to its blazingly fast, columnar architecture. We also dive into indexing strategies, concurrency considerations, and the fascinating way MotherDuck (the cloud companion to DuckDB) handles large-scale data seamlessly. Don’t miss this chance to learn how a single pip install could totally transform your Python data workflow!
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Links from the show
Alex on Mastodon: @__Alex__
DuckDB: duckdb.org
MotherDuck: motherduck.com
SQLite: sqlite.org
Moka-Py: github.com
PostgreSQL: www.postgresql.org
MySQL: www.mysql.com
Redis: redis.io
Apache Parquet: parquet.apache.org
Apache Arrow: arrow.apache.org
Pandas: pandas.pydata.org
Polars: pola.rs
Pyodide: pyodide.org
DB-API (PEP 249): peps.python.org/pep-0249
Flask: flask.palletsprojects.com
Gunicorn: gunicorn.org
MinIO: min.io
Amazon S3: aws.amazon.com/s3
Azure Blob Storage: azure.microsoft.com/products/storage
Google Cloud Storage: cloud.google.com/storage
DigitalOcean: www.digitalocean.com
Linode: www.linode.com
Hetzner: www.hetzner.com
BigQuery: cloud.google.com/bigquery
DBT (Data Build Tool): docs.getdbt.com
Mode: mode.com
Hex: hex.tech
Python: www.python.org
Node.js: nodejs.org
Rust: www.rust-lang.org
Go: go.dev
.NET: dotnet.microsoft.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
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#490: Django Ninja
If you're a Django developer, I'm sure you've heard so many people raving about FastAPI and Pydantic. But you really love Django and don't want to switch. Then you might want to give Django Ninja a serious look. Django Ninja is highly inspired by FastAPI, but is also deeply integrated into Django itself. We have Vitaliy Kucheryaviy the creator of Django Ninja on this show to tell us all about it.
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Vitaly: github.com/vitalik
Vitaly on X: @vital1k
Top 5 Episodes of 2024: talkpython.fm/blog/posts/top-talk-python-podcast-episodes-of-2024
Django Ninja: django-ninja.dev
Motivation section we talked through: django-ninja.dev/motivation
LLM for Django Ninja: llm.django-ninja.dev
Nano Django: github.com/vitalik/nano-django
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#489: Anaconda Toolbox for Excel and more with Peter Wang
Peter Wang has been pushing Python forward since the early days of its data science roots. We're lucky to have him back on the show. We're going to talk about the Anaconda Toolbox for Excel as well as many other trends and topics that are hot in the Python space right now. I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to the two of us exchanging our takes on the topics and trends.
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Links from the show
Peter on BSky: @wang.social
Michael on BSky: @mkennedy.codes
Michael's Curated BSky Starter List: bsky.app
Python Blsky Starter Pack List: blueskydirectory.com
Anaconda Toolbox for Microsoft Excel: anaconda.com
JupyterLite: jupyter.org
8 of the Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time: blog.hurree.co
The Five Demons of Python Packaging PyBay talk: youtube.com
PEP 759: peps.python.org
TIOBE Index: tiobe.com
pyscript: pyscript.net
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#488: Multimodal data with LanceDB
LanceDB is a developer-friendly, open source database for AI. It's used by well-known companies such as Midjourney and Character.ai. We have Chang She, the CEO and cofounder of LanceDB on to give us a look at the concept of multi-modal data and how you can use LanceDB in your own Python apps.
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Links from the show
Chang She: @changhiskhan
Chang on Github: github.com
LanceDB: lancedb.com
LanceDB Source: github.com
Embeddings API: github.com
MinIO: min.io
LanceDB Quickstart: github.com
VectorDB-recipes: github.com
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#487: Building Rust Extensions for Python
There has been a lot of changes in the low-level Python space these days. The biggest has to be how many projects have rewritten core performance-intensive sections in Rust. Or even the wholesale adoption of Rust for newer projects such as uv and ruff. On this episode, we dive into the tools and workflow needed to build these portions of Python apps in Rust with David Seddon and Samuel Colvin.
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Links from the show
Samuel Colvin: github.com/samuelcolvin
David Seddon: github.com/seddonym
David's blog: seddonym.me
Pydantic: pydantic.dev
PEP 0759: peps.python.org
TypeShed: github.com
Maturin: maturin.rs
rloop: github.com
Install Rust: rust-lang.org
Py03: pyo3.rs
The Rust Programming Language (book): https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/
Grimp: github.com
Grimp Workflows: github.com
White House recommends memory safe languages: whitehouse.gov
Installing Rust: rust-lang.org
jiter: github.com
import-linter: github.com
Logfire: pydantic.dev
Crabs in Snakes, David Seddon, Pycon Italia: youtube.com
Kraken engineering blog: engineering.kraken.tech
Serde: serde.rs
Mypy stub testing: mypy.readthedocs.io
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Talk Python to Me is a weekly podcast hosted by developer and entrepreneur Michael Kennedy. We dive deep into the popular packages and software developers, data scientists, and incredible hobbyists doing amazing things with Python. If you're new to Python, you'll quickly learn the ins and outs of the community by hearing from the leaders. And if you've been Pythoning for years, you'll learn about your favorite packages and the hot new ones coming out of open source.
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