Episode #286: Overcoming Testing Obstacles With Python's Mock Object Library – The Real Python Podcast
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…
On this week's episode, @digiglean.bsky.social and I talk about unittest.mock, match-case, time in programming and more.
With content from: @djangoproject.com @wagtail.org @thibaudcolas.bsky.social @pypi.org
@cnx-software.com @trey.io @shanrauf.bsky.social and others not on the 🦋
27.02.2026 21:15
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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #723
Chained Assignment, Great Tables, Docstrings, and More
📰🐍 Get the best Python links of the week: PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #723: Chained Assignment, Great Tables, Docstrings, and More (Feb. 24, 2026) pycoders.com/issues/723
24.02.2026 19:46
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Looking to learn the basics of FastAPI? My new course is up, learn how to quickly create APIs, use Pydantic for your models, and HTTP methods to perform CRUD ops.
24.02.2026 19:16
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Yep same. And before you ask "star-star-keyword args"
Which is interesting because sometimes I use mainframe terminology and refer to "star" as "splat", but not in Python.
23.02.2026 14:43
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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #722
Itertools, Circular Imports, Mock, and More
📰🐍 Get the best Python links of the week: PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #722: Itertools, Circular Imports, Mock, and More (Feb. 17, 2026) pycoders.com/issues/722
17.02.2026 19:46
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🐍🎧 Running Local LLMs With Ollama and Connecting With Python
How do you integrate your Python projects with a local model? @trudeau.dev is back this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
realpython.com/podcasts/rpp...
16.02.2026 22:21
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🐍📩 Pycoders Weekly (Issue 721) — Classification With zstd, Callables, Gemini, and More
pycoders.com/issues/721
11.02.2026 22:21
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Woo hoo! 🎉
My book, #Python Workout (2nd edition), is now the #20 best-selling book in programming languages at Amazon.
Thanks so much to everyone who has bought it, and also to everyone leaving such kind reviews.
11.02.2026 19:05
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Looks like my new course is up, come learn how to improve your testing with Python's unittest.mock module.
10.02.2026 17:52
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One place I was at years ago, the person calling in was claiming to be one of the employees and just needed someone's extension. Fortunately, that employee was standing at the receptionist's desk at the time. We quickly implemented a "don't give out digits policy".
04.02.2026 16:04
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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #720
Subprocess, Memray, Callables, and More
📰🐍 Get the best Python links of the week: PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #720: Subprocess, Memray, Callables, and More (Feb. 3, 2026) pycoders.com/issues/720
03.02.2026 19:45
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🐍🎧 Testing Python Code for Scalability & What's New in pandas 3.0
What are the new features in pandas 3.0? @trudeau.dev is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.
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31.01.2026 22:21
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🐍📩 Pycoders Weekly (Issue 719) — Django Tasks, Dictionaries, Ollama, and More
pycoders.com/issues/719
29.01.2026 02:20
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You were a busy man over the holidays!
17.01.2026 21:30
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Episode #280: Considering Fast and Slow in Python Programming – The Real Python Podcast
How often have you heard about the speed of Python? What's actually being measured, where are the bottlenecks---development time or run time---and which matters more for productivity? Christopher…
On this week's episode, @digiglean.bsky.social and I talk performance topics, spec-driven dev, and more.
With content from: @misrasaurabh1.bsky.social @mkennedy.codes @di.github.io @andrewnez.bsky.social @francoisz.bsky.social @robbowley.net @free.law and others not on the 🦋
16.01.2026 16:33
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That's great! Assembly makes you a better programmer, even if you never go back to it. Understanding what the machine is doing makes a big difference in even high level languages.
06.01.2026 20:42
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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #716
Performance Numbers, async Web Apps, uv Speed, and More
📰🐍 Get the best Python links of the week: PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #716: Performance Numbers, async Web Apps, uv Speed, and More (Jan. 6, 2026) pycoders.com/issues/716
06.01.2026 19:45
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Firefox +1 for "tabclip" extension, use it all the time
16.12.2025 19:58
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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #713
Deprecations, Compression, Functional Programming, and More
📰🐍 Get the best Python links of the week: PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #713: Deprecations, Compression, Functional Programming, and More (Dec. 16, 2025) pycoders.com/issues/713
16.12.2025 19:45
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Yeah, I use the library it is based on all the time
14.12.2025 19:53
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You planning on posting it again this year? If you do, and before Monday evening, let me know and I'll include it in next week's PyCoders.
12.12.2025 20:59
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