Talk Python to Me is a weekly podcast hosted by developer and entrepreneur Michael Kennedy. We dive deep into the popular packages and software developers, data scientists, and incredible hobbyists doing amazing things with Python. If you're new to Python, you'll quickly learn the ins and outs of the community by hearing from the leaders. And if you've been Pythoning for years, you'll learn about your favorite packages and the hot new ones coming out of open source.

#531: Talk Python in Production

December 18, 2025 01:21:13 13.75 MB ( 64.51 MB less) Downloads: 0
Have you ever thought about getting your small product into production, but are worried about the cost of the big cloud providers? Or maybe you think your current cloud service is over-architected and costing you too much? Well, in this episode, we interview Michael Kennedy, author of "Talk Python in Production," a new book that guides you through deploying web apps at scale with right-sized engineering.

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Links from the show

Christopher Trudeau - guest host: www.linkedin.com
Michael's personal site: mkennedy.codes

Talk Python in Production Book: talkpython.fm
glances: github.com
btop: github.com
Uptimekuma: uptimekuma.org
Coolify: coolify.io
Talk Python Blog: talkpython.fm
Hetzner (€20 credit with link): hetzner.cloud
OpalStack: www.opalstack.com
Bunny.net CDN: bunny.net
Galleries from the book: github.com
Pandoc: pandoc.org
Docker: www.docker.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode #531 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/531
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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