PyCon US Courses

Too Big for DAG Factories?

Learn to scale data workflows using Apache Airflow, covering dynamic DAG generation, automation, and best practices for managing big data pipelines. Suitable for beginners and intermediate developers.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Using Python's Import Machinery to Handle API Deprecations

Explore Python's importlib to manage API deprecations, redirecting modules and attributes for backward compatibility while restructuring codebases. Learn techniques for seamless transitions in software projects.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Robyn - An Async Python Web Framework with a Rust Runtime

Explore Robyn, a high-performance async Python web framework with a Rust runtime. Learn its creation, technical decisions, performance benefits, and community-driven development.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Using Python to Help the Unhoused

Learn how volunteers use Python to assist an NGO in Victoria, BC, in supporting the unhoused through social media monitoring and resource allocation optimization.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Getting Around the GIL - Parallelizing Python for Better Performance

Explore techniques to parallelize Python code, overcoming GIL limitations for improved performance in data processing and CPU-bound tasks.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Skynet 101 - How to Keep Your Machine Learning Code From Getting Away From You

Discover how to apply Test-Driven Development to machine learning projects, from data analysis to building recommendation engines, using Python libraries and Jupyter Notebooks.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Pythonic Full-Text Search

Implement efficient full-text search on Django websites using PostgreSQL, avoiding complexities of external search engines. Learn to enhance content accessibility and improve search functionality.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Python on Android

Exploring Python development on Android: challenges, opportunities, and tools for mobile app creation. Learn about build tools, GUI libraries, and options for running Python on the world's most popular OS.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Supercharging Pipeline Efficiency with ML Performance Prediction

Optimizing data pipeline efficiency using machine learning to predict task duration and resource requirements, enabling dynamic queue allocation and autoscaling for improved performance and cost-effectiveness.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Closing Ceremony

Wrap up the Python community's biggest event with highlights, reflections, and a look ahead to future gatherings in this celebratory finale.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Intro to Hugging Face - Fine-Tuning BERT for NLP Tasks

Hands-on tutorial for fine-tuning BERT models using Hugging Face and PyTorch. Learn to adapt pre-trained NLP models for sentiment analysis, gaining practical skills in deep learning and confidence in navigating open-source tools.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Introduction to Property-Based Testing

Discover property-based testing with Hypothesis to write more robust and effective tests. Learn to define input strategies, create generalized tests, and uncover hidden bugs in your Python code.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Wheelhouse of Horrors

Explore the challenges of building binary wheels for Python extensions, common pitfalls, and solutions. Learn about manylinux standards and the cibuildwheel project for automated wheel distribution.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Charlas - Alison Orellana Rios: OCR, Reconocimiento y obtención de información a través de imágenes

Explora el reconocimiento de patrones y texto en imágenes usando OpenCV y Tesseract con Python. Aprende técnicas de visión artificial aplicables en industrias como automoción, robótica y procesamiento de datos.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

An Overview of the Python Code Tool Landscape 2023

Comprehensive overview of Python static code analysis tools, including linters, type checkers, and formatters. Introduces beginners to type hints and highlights the fast Rust-based linter Ruff.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk