Evaluating Python Packages & Celebrating 20 Years of PyCon US | Real Python Podcast #151

Have you ever installed a Python package without knowing anything about it? What best practices should you employ to ensure the quality of your next package installation? Christopher Trudeau is back this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects. We also have Python Software Foundation executive director, Deb Nicholson, to share details about PyCon US 2023.

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We cover a recent Real Python tutorial by Philipp Acsany on evaluating the quality of Python packages. The piece provides a tool kit for researching the traits, history, software license, and current condition of external Python packages. We also discuss the techniques that we personally use before selecting a package for our Python projects.

We share several other articles and projects from the Python community, with topics such as the underlying structure of virtual environments, the overhead of Python `asyncio` tasks, documentation for Python projects with Sphinx and Read the Docs, a project for creating `argparse` boilerplate, and a way to generate seemingly realistic fake numbers using Benford's law.

Deb Nicholson is also here to talk about the 20th anniversary of PyCon US, hosted in Salt Lake City. We dig into the details of the upcoming conference, including keynote speakers, tutorials, scheduled talks, and improvements to the hybrid online experience.

Topics:

- 00:00:00 -- Introduction
- 00:02:46 -- How to Evaluate the Quality of Python Packages
- 00:11:35 -- Overhead of Python `asyncio` Tasks
- 00:14:53 -- Sponsor: Courier
- 00:15:37 -- How Virtual Environments Work
- 00:23:48 -- Documenting Python Projects With Sphinx and Read the Docs
- 00:28:29 -- duckargs: Code Generator for `argparse` Boilerplate
- 00:30:46 -- Video Course Spotlight
- 00:32:04 -- Are Those Numbers Realistic or Fake? Try Using Benford's Law
- 00:34:37 -- Introduction for Deb Nicholson
- 00:36:33 -- What is your role with PyCon US?
- 00:37:28 -- Hybrid conference and dates
- 00:39:07 -- Tutorials
- 00:40:30 -- Education Summit and Typing Summit
- 00:42:06 -- Keynote speakers
- 00:42:57 -- Lightning talks, posters, and job fair
- 00:45:04 -- 20th anniversary of PyCon US
- 00:46:56 -- Resources for proposals and talks
- 00:49:22 -- Previous podcast guests and talks
- 00:51:26 -- Mentored sprints for diverse beginners
- 00:53:12 -- PyLadies auction
- 00:54:29 -- COVID policy
- 00:56:50 -- What are you excited about in the world of Python?
- 00:58:07 -- What do you want to learn next?
- 00:59:24 -- How to follow the PSF and PyCon US?
- 00:59:55 -- Thanks and goodbye

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