Python Bytes Podcast
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Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Calvin Hendryx-Parker. If you want to stay up on the Python developer news but don't have time to scour Reddit, social media, blogs, and the rest, just subscribe and you'll get the best picks delivered weekly, with full show notes and links for every item.
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