Best Byte The Cloud Podcasts (2025)

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EP 76: Christy Hopkins and Philip Heggelund from PandoScape 1:19:17

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PandoScape is on a mission to make data actually make sense. We sat down with Christy Hopkins and Philip Heggelund, the CEO and CTO duo behind the company, to talk about how they’re untangling the mess of data integration in energy. From subsurface insights to cloud headaches, they’re rethinking how information flows across the industry. We got int…

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#456 You're so wrong 25:46

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Topics covered in this episode: The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program A Binary Serializer for Pydantic Models T-strings: Python's Fifth String Formatting Technique? Cronboard Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete …

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#455 Gilded Python and Beyond 38:53

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Topics covered in this episode: Cyclopts: A CLI library The future of Python web services looks GIL-free Free-threaded GC Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect …

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#454 It's some form of Elvish 29:07

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Topics covered in this episode: djrest2 - A small and simple REST library for Django based on class-based views. Github CLI caniscrape - Know before you scrape. Analyze any website's anti-bot protections in seconds. 🐴 GittyUp Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training T…

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#453 Python++ 36:17

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Topics covered in this episode: PyPI+ uv-ship - a CLI-tool for shipping with uv How fast is 3.14? air - a new web framework built with FastAPI, Starlette, and Pydantic. Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with…

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#452 pi py-day (or is it py pi-day?) 40:36

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Topics covered in this episode: Python 3.14 Free-threaded Python Library Compatibility Checker Claude Sonnet 4.5 Python 3.15 will get Explicit lazy imports Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@…

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#451 Databases are a Fad 23:54

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Topics covered in this episode: PostgreSQL 18 Released Testing is better than DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms) Pyrefly in Cursor/PyCharm/VSCode/etc Playwright & pytest techniques that bring me joy Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course…

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EP 75: Rudy Lacovara from PetroBricks 1:05:49

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Rudy Lacovara is on a mission to untangle the messy data spaghetti that runs through oil and gas. He built PetroBricks to be the “Zapier for energy”, a way to connect clunky systems, automate the repetitive stuff, and make workflows actually make sense. We got into the pain points everyone in the industry knows too well: outdated data standards, SC…

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#450 At-Cost Agentic IDE Tooling 32:55

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Topics covered in this episode: pandas is getting pd.col expressions Cline, At-Cost Agentic IDE Tooling uv cheatsheet Ducky Network UI Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@foss…

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EP 74: Husam Rahman from aai agency 1:08:04

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AI is shaking things up in oil and gas, and Hussam Rahman is right in the middle of it. He’s the founder of AAI Agency and the brains behind tools like Petri, a copilot built for engineers, and the Business Toolkit that helps companies cut through messy workflows. We got into how AI is solving everyday headaches, think bad data management, clunky r…

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#449 Suggestive Trove Classifiers 31:29

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Topics covered in this episode: Mozilla’s Lifeline is Safe After Judge’s Google Antitrust Ruling troml - suggests or fills in trove classifiers for your projects pqrs: Command line tool for inspecting Parquet files Testing for Python 3.14 Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Pyth…

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EP 73: Steven Barrow from Patronus Energy 1:02:49

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AI is no longer just a buzzword in oil and gas, it’s reshaping how the entire industry works. Steven Barrow grew up as a fourth-generation oilfield guy, but instead of sticking with tradition, he’s pushing things forward with Patronus Energy. We got into everything from using computer vision to spot safety issues, to drones inspecting sites, to aut…

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#448 I'm Getting the BIOS Flavor 39:14

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Topics covered in this episode: prek tinyio The power of Python’s print function Vibe Coding Fiasco: AI Agent Goes Rogue, Deletes Company's Entire Database Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Mi…

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EP 72: Scott Casso from Casso Land 1:03:33

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AI isn’t just creeping into oil and gas, it’s blowing the doors open. Scott Casso from Casso Land & Imaging Services walked us through how his team is dragging decades of dusty, “dark” data into the digital age. Think land title work, document digitization, and the kind of workflow cleanup that makes mergers and acquisitions a whole lot smoother. I…

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#447 Going down a rat hole 35:46

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Topics covered in this episode: rathole pre-commit: install with uv A good example of what functools.Placeholder from Python 3.14 allows Converted 160 old blog posts with AI Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the hosts M…

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#446 State of Python 2025 31:24

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Topics covered in this episode: pypistats.org was down, is now back, and there’s a CLI State of Python 2025 wrapt: A Python module for decorators, wrappers and monkey patching. pysentry Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Suppor…

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#445 Auto-activate Python virtual environments for any project 29:46

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Topics covered in this episode: pyx - optimized backend for uv Litestar is worth a look Django remake migrations django-chronos Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/445By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 71: Mathias Lia Carlsen from whitson 1:14:40

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Mathias has a knack for shaking up an industry that doesn’t exactly love change, and he’s doing it from the inside. As CEO of Whitson, he’s bringing petroleum engineering software into the cloud era, building tools that work in real time instead of waiting on clunky desktop updates. We talked about what it takes to get a traditional industry to emb…

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#444 Begone Python of Yore! 25:44

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Topics covered in this episode: Coverage.py regex pragmas Python of Yore nox-uv A couple Django items Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/444By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 70: Michael Egan from Bunting Labs 1:09:02

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AI and GIS might not sound like the flashiest combo, until you hear what Bunting Labs is cooking up. Michael Egan breaks it down with John and Bobby: how they’re turning old-school geologic maps into clean, digital datasets, baking large language models into QGIS, and giving non-technical folks the power to ask spatial questions like pros. From lan…

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#443 Patching Multiprocessing 26:13

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Topics covered in this episode: rumdl - A Markdown Linter written in Rust Coverage 7.10.0: patch aioboto3 You might not need a Python class Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/443By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#442 Cloud bills in scientific notation 22:34

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Topics covered in this episode: Open Source Security work isn't “Special” uv v0.8 Extra, Extra, Extra Announcing Toad - a universal UI for agentic coding in the terminal Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/442By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#441 It's Michaels All the Way Down 27:48

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Topics covered in this episode: Distributed sqlite follow up: Turso and Litestream PEP 792 – Project status markers in the simple index Run coverage on tests docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/441By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#440 Can't Register for VibeCon 25:20

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Topics covered in this episode: Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB Some Markdown Stuff Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/440By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 134 Bonus Ep. 5 | The 2025 Update: What's New in AWS SAA-C03 and Why It Matters 17:30

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Stay ahead with this update on new AWS services and changes impacting the Solutions Architect Associate exam in 2025. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provide a “meta” episode…

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Ep. 133 Bonus Ep. 4 | SAA-C03 Exam Traps: 10 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 18:35

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Stay ahead with this update on new AWS services and changes impacting the Solutions Architect Associate exam in 2025. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provide a “meta” episode…

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#439 That Astral Episode 26:36

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Topics covered in this episode: ty documentation site and uv migration guide uv build backend is now stable + other Astral news Refactoring long boolean expressions fastapi-ml-skeleton Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/439By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 132 Bonus Ep. 3 | Decoding AWS Databases: Choosing the Right Service in Exam Questions 25:41

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Understand the differences between RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, and Redshift, and learn how to pick the right AWS database in exam scenarios. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provid…

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Ep. 131 Bonus Ep. 2 | VPC Masterclass: Networking Demystified for the Solutions Architect Exam 15:55

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! In this masterclass, we break down VPC fundamentals, subnets, route tables, and security groups to help you confidently answer tricky networking questions. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decisi…

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Ep. 130 Bonus Ep. 1 | Mastering IAM: The Heart of AWS Security for SAA-C03 21:37

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us in this bonus episode for an in-depth look at AWS IAM, covering users, groups, roles, policies, and permissions with exam-focused examples. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-makin…

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#438 Motivation time 33:28

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Topics covered in this episode: Python Cheat Sheets from Trey Hunner Automatisch mureq-typed My CLI World Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/438By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 69: Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing 1:21:58

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AI isn’t just showing up in oil and gas, it’s kicking the door down. We hung out with Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing, who’s diving headfirst into petroleum engineering and AI after starting in sales and events. She’s asking the smart, unfiltered questions you wish you could, and we’re here for it. We swap stories on how AI is automatin…

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#437 Python Language Summit 2025 Highlights 34:28

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Topics covered in this episode: The Python Language Summit 2025 Fixing Python Properties complexipy juvio Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/437By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 68: Cameron Snow from Danomics 1:11:38

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Tired of clunky geoscience software that feels like it was built in the '90s? Same. That’s why we brought on Cameron Snow from Danomics to talk about how his team is shaking things up. He’s built a platform that actually makes life easier for geologists and engineers, no more wrestling with legacy tools just to run a few thousand wells. We got into…

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#436 Slow tests go last 36:43

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Topics covered in this episode: Free-threaded Python no longer “experimental” as of Python 3.14 typed-ffmpeg pyleak Optimizing Test Execution: Running live_server Tests Last with pytest Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/436By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 67: Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group 1:13:27

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If you've ever wrestled with messy datasets, legacy code, or trying to get executives to actually *use* data, you’ll get a kick out of this one. We sat down with Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group to talk shop about how he’s helping energy companies turn their mountain of data into real-world strategy. We hit everything from making peace with…

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#435 Stop with .folders in my ~/ 25:34

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Topics covered in this episode: platformdirs poethepoet - “ Poe the Poet is a batteries included task runner that works well with poetry or with uv.” Python Pandas Ditches NumPy for Speedier PyArrow pointblank: Data validation made beautiful and powerful Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/435…

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EP 66: Cam Sinclair from SmartChain 1:03:15

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SmartChain is on a mission to kill off the chaos of clunky contracts in oil and gas—and they might actually be pulling it off. We caught up with their co-founder Cameron Sinclair, who’s turning heads with a platform that automates the mess out of invoicing, closes those dreaded “leakage” gaps, and makes cash flow way less of a guessing game. From a…

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#434 Most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python 29:01

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Topics covered in this episode: Making PyPI’s test suite 81% faster People aren’t talking enough about how most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python PyCon Talks on YouTube Optimizing Python Import Performance Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/434By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#433 Dev in the Arena 28:40

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Topics covered in this episode: git-flight-rules Uravelling t-strings neohtop Introducing Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Python Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/433By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 65: Brandon Davis from AFE Leaks 1:04:49

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We're lifting the curtain on the mysterious world of energy data transparency with the guy who's shaking things up at AFE Leaks. He's on a mission to break open the hidden details around oil and gas costs and operations, think: cracking open dusty old filings and turning them into something everyone can actually use. He chats about the wild ride of…

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#432 How To Fix Your Computer 25:48

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Topics covered in this episode: pre-commit: install with uv PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows (Accepted) Changes for Textual The Best Programmers I Know Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/432By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#431 Nerd Gas 29:27

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Topics covered in this episode: pirel: Python release cycle in your terminal FastAPI Cloud Python's new t-strings Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/431By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#430 Or you go to jail 29:11

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Topics covered in this episode: pip 25.1 has dependency groups, pylock.toml, plus more aiohttp goes free threaded uv 0.6.15 supports pylock.toml Whenever Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/430By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 64: Joshua Johnston from Capsher Technology 58:05

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AI isn't just a buzzword in oil and gas, it’s changing the game, and we’re breaking it down with someone who’s been in the trenches making it happen. From smarter fracking and streamlined drilling to navigating the chaos of legacy systems, this convo peels back the curtain on what it *really* takes to build tech that actually works in the field. We…

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#429 Nitpicking Python 27:24

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Topics covered in this episode: Huly CVE Foundation formed to take over CVE program from MITRE drawdb 14 Advanced Python Features Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/429By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#428 How old is your Python? 31:00

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Topics covered in this episode: How to Write a Git Commit Message Caddy Web Server Some new PEPs approved juv Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/428By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 129 | Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Overview & Exam Prep | Media Services | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 19:17

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Kinesis Video Streams in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Kinesis Video Streams for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We star…

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Ep. 128 | Amazon Elastic Transcoder Overview & Exam Prep | Media Services | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 20:55

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Elastic Transcoder in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Elastic Transcoder for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with…

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Ep. 127 | Savings Plans Overview & Exam Prep | Cost Mgmt | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 9:03

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Savings Plans in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Savings Plans for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of Savings …