Episode 425: Michael Kennedy on Python

Brandon interviews Michael Kennedy, host of Talk Python to Me and founder of Talk Python Training. They discuss Python’s rapid growth, replacing Excel Worksheets with Jypter Notebooks and why Python is the preferred language for AI. Plus, a few thoughts on podcasting and motorcycles.
Show Links
Talk Python to Me (https://talkpython.fm/home)
Python Bytes (https://pythonbytes.fm)
Talk Python Training - Python courses and tutorials for developers (https://training.talkpython.fm/)
Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023 (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/)
Stack Overflow Trends (https://insights.stackoverflow.com/trends?tags=java%2Cc%2Cc%2B%2B%2Cpython%2Cc%23%2Cvb.net%2Cjavascript%2Cassembly%2Cphp%2Cperl%2Cruby%2Cswift%2Cr%2Cobjective-c)
YouTube vs. Google Video (https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/156/python-history-and-perspectives#transcript_at_3056)
The 7 Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time (https://www.teampay.co/blog/biggest-excel-mistakes-of-all-time)
Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates)
Discovering exoplanets with Python (https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/289/discovering-exoplanets-with-python)
Python Interviews: Discussions with Python Experts (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1788399080/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mickensblo-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1788399080&linkId=6033f85abee7932145b302638e14bddc)
Mojo 🔥 — a new programming language for all AI developers. (https://www.modular.com/mojo)
Contact Michael
LinkedIn: mkennedy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkennedy/)
Twitter: @mkennedy (https://twitter.com/mkennedy?lang=en)
Mastodon: @[email protected] (https://fosstodon.org/@mkennedy)
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Special Guest: Michael Kennedy.

Brandon interviews Michael Kennedy, host of Talk Python to Me and founder of Talk Python Training. They discuss Python’s rapid growth, replacing Excel Worksheets with Jypter Notebooks and why Python is the preferred language for AI. Plus, a few thoughts on podcasting and motorcycles.

Show Links

Talk Python to Me
Python Bytes
Talk Python Training - Python courses and tutorials for developers
Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2023
Stack Overflow Trends
YouTube vs. Google Video
The 7 Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time
Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates
Discovering exoplanets with Python
Python Interviews: Discussions with Python Experts
Mojo 🔥 — a new programming language for all AI developers.

Contact Michael

LinkedIn: mkennedy
Twitter: @mkennedy
Mastodon: @[email protected]

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Special Guest: Michael Kennedy.