Episodes: 315
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 208.0k subscribers
Instagram: 54.0k followers
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Christopher Bailey - Host of The Real Python Podcast, covering Python programming, software development, career development, and the wider Python community.
Christopher Trudeau - Django Developer Survey Findings, LLM Use In Development, Reproducible Python Builds, Complex Systems, And Maintainable Data-science Pipelines.
Den Odell - Performance Engineering, Profiling Python Applications, Performance Budgets, And Designing Applications To Be Fast By Default.
Christopher Trudeau - Complex Systems, Practical Approaches To Difficult Coding Problems, And Maintainable Data-science Pipelines.
Calvin Hendryx-Parker - Silent AI Failures, Oversight Of AI Systems, Agentic AI Orchestration, Context, Checklists, And Review Processes.
Codemoo: Demonstrating How Coding Agents Work
October 09, 2026
How do you assemble the core pieces of a coding agent? How are developers defining projects through conversation and introspection? This week on the show, Geir Arne Hjelle returns to talk about his recent project to demonstrate how coding agents work under the hood.
Python 3.15: Exploring the New Features
October 02, 2026
Python 3.15 is (almost*) here! Christopher Trudeau and Bartosz Zaczyński return to discuss the new version. Bartosz coordinated the series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and wrote the showcase tutorial, "Python 3.15: Cool New Features for You to Try." Christopher's video course "What's New in Python 3.15" covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action.
Navigating AI in Open Source: Insights From Wagtail
September 25, 2026
How should you manage AI contributions to an open-source project? How do you measure the impact of using AI tools for development, and what generative features do end users want from a content management system? This week on the show, we speak with Thibaud Colas and Meagen Voss from Wagtail about the complex considerations software organizations are currently facing.
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The Real Python Podcast typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Hands-on Python or software-development expertise, with strong candidates including technical authors, experienced practitioners, open-source contributors, conference speakers, and specialists in performance, data science, or artificial intelligence. Common among recent guests: Published a technical book or substantial technical work; Delivered conference or industry talks; Built or maintained notable software, platforms, or open-source projects. Recent guests include Christopher Trudeau, Den Odell, and Christopher Trudeau.
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