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Michael Kennedy

@mkennedy.codes

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Python enthusiast and entrepreneur. Host of @talkpython.fm and @pythonbytes.fm podcasts, founder of Talk Python Training (https://talkpython.fm/courses). Python Software Foundation Fellow. Writing at https://mkennedy.codes Based in Portland, OR, USA.

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 1d

So awesome to see the final edition of the book. Had to take this photo in the library, right? Get it at talkpython.fm/books/python...

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 1d

We are live on YouTube in 60 minutes! Join @mkennedy.codes and Hugo Bowne-Anderson for an exciting discussion about Building Data Science with Foundation LLM Models. #python #podcast #coding

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LFdKjsKdPE

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 1d

So awesome to see the final edition of the book. Had to take this photo in the library, right? Get it at talkpython.fm/books/python...

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 2d

Very excited to announce the release of my first solo book:

Talk Python in Production: A Cloud-Agnostic Guide to Building, Scaling, and Managing Your Own #Python Infrastructure

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Talk Python in Production Book

Learn how to efficiently run Python apps in production using Docker, NGINX, and a stack‑native approach. Cut costs and stay in control, with no cloud lock-in.

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 2d

New episode on data science tips with Khuyen Tran and host @mkennedy.codes Enjoy! #python #DataScientist

#522: Data Sci Tips and Tricks from CodeCut.AI

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Python Bytes @pythonbytes.fm · 7d

🎙️ Python Bytes 451: Databases are a Fad
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
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#Python #pytest #testing #postgresql #pyrefly

Databases are a Fad

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Sep 29th, 2025

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Roman Lutz @romanlutz.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for having us @mkennedy.codes! Interested in AI red teaming? Head on over to aka.ms/pyrit and join our Discord community.

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 7d

You’re most welcome!

Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 8d

A new article, enjoy! #ai #python

"Goodbye Wordpress and thanks AI"

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Goodbye Wordpress and thanks AI

I want to share a story of massive success with agentic coding.

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 8d

We are live on YouTube in 20 minutes! Join @mkennedy.codes and Den Delimarsky for an exciting discussion about MCP Servers for Python Devs. #python #podcast #coding

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3Tah-BDy4

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 9d

Just released a new episode, #521: Red Teaming LLMs and GenAI with PyRIT with guests Tori Westerhoff and Roman Lutz + host @mkennedy.codes #python

Are you worried about LLMs, Agents, and security? Give it a listen?

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Red Teaming LLMs and GenAI with PyRIT

English is now an API. Our apps read untrusted text; they follow instructions hidden in plain sight, and sometimes they turn that text into action. If you connect a model to tools or let it read docum...

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 13d

We are live on YouTube in 20 minutes! Join @mkennedy.codes and Falko and Rodja from NiceGUI for an exciting discussion about NiceGUI Goes 3.0. #python #podcast #coding

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74UXonJfl6o

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Python Bytes @pythonbytes.fm · 14d

🎙️ Python Bytes 450: At-Cost Agentic IDE Tooling
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- pandas is getting pd.col expressions
- Cline, At-Cost Agentic IDE Tooling
- uv cheatsheet
- Ducky Network UI
- Hiring in 2025 vs 2021

At-Cost Agentic IDE Tooling

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Sep 22nd, 2025

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 15d

Latest episode talking about pyx with @crmarsh.com and @mkennedy.codes is out! Want to know more about how pyx fits in with uv and PyPI? Here it is! #python #uv

#520: pyx - the other side of the uv coin (announcing pyx)

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pyx - the other side of the uv coin (announcing pyx)

A couple years ago, Charlie Marsh lit a fire under Python tooling with Ruff and then uv. Today he’s back with something on the other side of that coin: pyx. Pyx isn’t a PyPI replacement. Think ...

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · 20d

Want to spin up 1,000 EC2 instances live on air for data science? Check out the latest episode of @talkpython.fm where we do just that! Host @mkennedy.codes and guests Matthew Rocklin and Nat Tabris. #python

#519: Data Science Cloud Lessons at Scale
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Data Science Cloud Lessons at Scale

Today on Talk Python: What really happens when your data work outgrows your laptop. Matthew Rocklin, creator of Dask and cofounder of Coiled, and Nat Tabris a staff software engineer at Coiled join me...

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Python Bytes @pythonbytes.fm · 23d

🎙️ Python Bytes 449: Suggestive Trove Classifiers
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With @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social

Suggestive Trove Classifiers

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Sep 15th, 2025

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · 23d

Same, thanks.

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Veit Schiele @veit-schiele.de · 28d

I made it onto the #Python Bytes podcast with a contribution on measuring the performance of prek: pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes

I'm Getting the BIOS Flavor

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Sep 8th, 2025

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Python Bytes @pythonbytes.fm · 29d

🎙️ Python Bytes 448: I’m getting the BIOS Flavor
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with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
#Python news and headlines

I'm Getting the BIOS Flavor

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Sep 8th, 2025

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · Sep 7

Thanks. And my Jayhawks!!! But honestly the Chiefs were a worse deal. :)

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Talk Python Podcast @talkpython.fm · Aug 29

New episode just dropped: Celebrating #Django's 20th Birthday With Its Creators with Jeff Triplett, @simonwillison.net, @wsvincent.bsky.social, Adrian Holovaty, @thibaudcolas.bsky.social, and @mkennedy.codes #python

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Christopher Trudeau @trudeau.dev · Aug 29

On this week's episode, @digiglean.bsky.social and I talk about loads of releases, the dev survey, #Python classes, asyncio, the JIT, and more.

With content from: @mathspp.com @pycharm.dev @mkennedy.codes @brianokken.bsky.social
@sailor.li @savannah.dev and others not on the 🦋

Episode #263: Exploring Mixin Classes in Python – The Real Python Podcast

What is a good way to add isolated, reusable functionality to Python classes? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · Aug 28

I just made an interesting GitHub repo public. Could that mean the book is coming soon? Hmm. ;) #python #cloud

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GitHub - mikeckennedy/talk-python-in-production-devops-book

Contribute to mikeckennedy/talk-python-in-production-devops-book development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Python Bytes @pythonbytes.fm · Aug 27

Python Bytes 446: State of Python 2025
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State of Python 2025

News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Aug 25th, 2025

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Michael Kennedy @mkennedy.codes · Aug 26

Thanks Kit! It's a good perspective I think.

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PyCharm, a JetBrains IDE @pycharm.dev · Aug 25

🔮 What’s next for Python?

Here are 3 predictions from the State of Python 2025:
🤖 Agentic AI will reshape coding
🧵 Threading and async will go mainstream
📱 GUIs and mobile apps will rise

✨ What are your predictions for Python?

Share your thoughts in the comments 👇

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