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    The Python Podcast.__init__

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    Mark Baggett on Python for InfoSec Jun 03, 2015
    Show notes

    Read all of our show notes and find more information about us at Beautiful Soup

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – May 28th, 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Overview – Interview with Mark Bagett
    • Follow us on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn
    • Give us feedback! (iTunes, Twitter, email, Disqus comments)
    • You can donate (if you want)!

    Interview with Mark Bagett

    • Introductions
    • How were you first introduced to Python? – Chris
      • Started using it for automating tasks while working as a sysadmin
      • Found code that launched an attack on FTP server – in Python

    • What are some of the tasks in your job that you use Python for? -Tobias
      • Trusted command & control backdoor for Windows
        • Mostly not used by malware authors – thus far (at least Mark hasn’t seen it used that way)
        • Flame virus – 5MB payload – incredibly advanced
          • Lua interpreter bundled along with the scripts

        • Vale framework – Python framework that takes payloads out of penetration testing executables





    • What is it about Python that makes it useful for penetration testing and other information security tasks?
      • Same thing that makes it useful for anything else
      • mpacket from core security

    • What are some of the more useful Python penetration testing tools?
      • OFFENSE
        • Beautiful Soup
        • scapy
        • Volatility

      • DEFENSE
        • Counter dictionary from collections
        • Pandas
        • iPython
        • matplotlib



    • We’ve noticed that a lot of the literature around information security and penetration testing focuses on targeting Windows. Can you enlighten us as to why that is?
      • Windows event tracing
        • logman
        • event trace providers – implement packet sniffing (Can turn every browser into a key logger)

      • Primary attack surface – Where most attacks are targeted

      • Fewer purely Linux systems
        • Very few ports open – maybe 80, 22
        • Very likely no user just sitting there waiting to run an executable you send

      • More freedom on Linux – less formalized patching process, more variable tools = more exploits

      • Will write code to only use built in modules for Python that will run in customer target environments



    • What are some of the legal considerations that you have to deal with on a regular basis as a penetration tester?

    • There have recently been a number of attacks based on hijacking the TCP/IP stack. Is Python being used for any of these exploits or tools to defend against them?
      • Data analytics
      • Detect repeated sequence numbers – Man in the Middle Attack
        • As simple as 5 lines of Python code
        • import scapy, start sniffing packets, pull together all packets – make list of associated packets
        • Can pull together all packets inside of stream
        • Time spefic source communicates with specific destination
        • Bro – intrusion detection suite
          • Built into Security Onion – Doug Berks
          • FLOSS Weekly episode 296 with Bro developers





    • What are some activities that you do on a regular basis for which you would turn to another language or toolchain, rather than using Python?
      • Powershell – The Python of windows
        • Whitelisted and ubiquitous

      • Password cracking – compiled language like C or assembly



    • For anyone who is interested in getting involved in the security industry, and penetration testing in particular, what resources or tools would you recommend?
      • Developers make the best InfoSec professionals
        • Lots of jobs and opportunities

      • Developer -> Systems Administration -> Information Security

      • Security conferences – BSides, Defcon, Black Hat

      • Online capture the flag challenges (google it) – good practice for critical thinking and using code for security exercises

      • Get involved in the industry – Meetups, etc.

      • SANS institute course, Python for Penetration Testers, SEC573 by Mark Baggett – sans.org

      • Lots of free online resources

      • Violent Python

      • PicoCTF

      • Counter Hack Challenges



    Picks

    • Tobias
      • Authy
      • OpenWRT
      • TP-Link Archer C7
      • Schemas For The Real World by Carina C. Zona
      • The Soul of Software by Avdi Grimm
      • China Mieville

    • Chris
      • Rapscallion Munich Dark
      • Write
      • Marginal Way
      • Frankie and Johnny’s
      • pyenv

    • Mark Bagett
      • Corelabs impacket
      • Google Labs – Rekall
      • Adams peanut butter cup fudge ripple cheesecake
      • BSides security conference

    Keep in Touch

    • Twitter: @markbaggett
    • In Depth Defense

    The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA

    Jacob Kaplan-Moss on Addressing Cultural Issues in Tech May 26, 2015
    Show notes

    Read all of our show notes and find more information about us at podcastinit.com

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – May 18th, 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Follow us on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn
    • Give us feedback! (iTunes, Twitter, email, Disqus comments)
    • Overview – Interview with Jacob Kaplan-Moss

    Interview with Jacob Kaplan-Moss

    • Introductions
    • How were you first introduced to Python?
    • So, we wanted to invite you on the show to discuss the keynote that you gave at this years PyCon. Can you tell us what you mean when you say that you’re a mediocre programmer and why that is such an important admission to make?
    • What are some ways that we can change the tone of the conversation around programming skill?
    • What do we gain by admitting to ourselves and others that we are not all phenomenal engineers?
    • Where does the myth of exceptional vs terrible programmers come from? Can you provide some examples of times that you came in contact with this narrative?
    • How do you think hiring tactics in technology companies contribute to this misconception and how can they be more accepting of average programmers?
    • What are some ways that we can work toward eradicating the myth of the 10x programmer?
    • Thinking about our industry’s problems retaining women and other undervalued groups, do you think the way many managers do performance reviews play a role? If so, how can we do better?
      • What Works For Women At Work

    • Can you tell us about some other ongoing narratives in the technology industry that you find equally as damaging as our misconceptions around skills and knowledge? – Tobias
      • indie.vc

    Picks

    • Tobias
      • True Ability
      • Manjaro Linux
      • Vultr VPS
      • Mage Wars

    • Chris
      • K is for Kriek
      • Trello
      • Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History

    • Jacob Kaplan-Moss
      • Hello Web App
      • What Works For Women At Work
      • Why Women Leave Tech: What the Research Says
      • Library Extension for Chrome and Firefox

    Keep In Touch

    • @jacobian

    Jonathan Slenders Talks About Prompt Toolkit May 19, 2015
    Show notes

    Visit our site at podcastinit.com for more show notes and news.

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – May 17th, 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Follow us on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn
    • Give us feedback! (iTunes, Twitter, email, Disqus comments)
    • Overview – Interview with Jonathan Slenders

      Interview with Jonathan Slenders

    • Introductions
    • How were you first introduced to Python? -Chris
    • What inspired you to create the python-prompt-toolkit?
    • What are some design considerations that you made when building prompt-toolkit?
      • Make minimal use of inheritance
        • Overly strong coupling
        • Better clarity for the API of your library
        • Completely event driven / asynchronous
        • No global state

      • ptpython completion benefits from asynchrony – The jedi completion library is too slow – completion happens in its own thread



    • You have built a number of projects that use the prompt-toolkit as a core component, did you have them in mind from the beginning, or are they experiments to test the capabilities of the toolkit?
      • tmux rewrite in Python, abandoned, original motivation for prompt-toolkit
      • ptpython
      • pgcli
      • ptpdb
      • pyvim

    • Do you intend to bring PyVim to feature parity with Vim, or is it just intended for experimentation?
      • Short answer: Don’t know – but will probably never be in full parity with Vim

    • What inspired you to create ptpython and why did you choose to make it a stand-along project rather than extending iPython?

    • How difficult was it to integrate with IPython and what were the benefits?
      • IPython has its own event loop – this presented difficulties as prompt-toolkit has its own as well

    • What are some of the most interesting uses that you have seen of the prompt-toolkit?
      • PyVim – really challenged the design
      • pgcli

        Picks


    • Tobias
      • vimsert
      • Johnny Cash Project
      • Interstellar

    • Chris
      • Grimm Telekinesis
      • pandoc
      • vimpager
      • Homebrew Cask

    • Jonathan Slenders
      • Belgian Beer
        • Rochefort

      • Western European Folk Dancing

        Keep in touch




    • Twitter – @jonathan_s

    • GitHub – jonathanslenders

    Ned Batchelder May 12, 2015
    Show notes

    Visit podcastinit.com for information about the show and links to our iTunes and Stitcher feeds.

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – May 4th, 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Overview – Interview with Ned Batchelder
    • Follow us on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn
    • Give us feedback! (iTunes, Twitter, email, Disqus comments)
    • You can donate (if you want)!

    Interview with Ned Batchelder

    • Introductions
    • How did you get introduced to Python?
      • Zope
      • … Implemented in Python

    • How did you get started as the organizer for Boston Python Meetup?
      • History is long and varied (Why is this switching to numbers?
      • Started – 6 people sitting around a coffee table
      • 5 or 6 years
      • Co-organizer Jessica McKeller
        • Built structures to help keep the community goingr

      • Weekend Python Workshop
        • People ‘adjacent’ to the male members – wives, mothers, etc.

      • “What comes next” from weekend workshops – became Project Night



    • How much of your time ends up being dedicated to the Python community?
      • Also maitainer of coverage.py
      • Active on Freenode IRC #python
      • 20 hours a week

    • What are your goals for the Boston Python community?
      • Continue to grow
      • More events, different events?
      • chipy – Chicago UG very active – 1 on 1 mentoring program
      • Smaller events – 5 person events – study groups
        • All levels not just beginners
        • Computational Biologists – study genomics
        • Three user groups
          • Pyladies Boston
          • DJango Boston
          • Boston Python Meetup





    • What do you find to be the most important thing(s) for building a healthy community (particularly in reference to programming)?
      • Consistency – good to know what to expect
      • Pick a cadence – don’t burn out

    • Speakers aren’t superheroes, they’re just people. ‘Everyone has at least one talk in them’.

    • Value in having a blog, twitter stream – people talk back to you and by correcting your mistakes everyone benefits.

    • How do you keep people engaged outside of the monthly meetings?
      • Meetup.com – requires moderation
      • python.org mailing lists – unmoderated – low traffic
      • Need to do more in that regard

    • What do you like the most/least about the Python community?
      • Communities can improve – IRC has gotten better
      • Turmoil on PSF mailing list over election for directors

    • How do you strike a balance between sponsors and the rest of the community? Do you have policies around sponsored presentations / talks?
      • Tend not to do sponsored talks
      • Microsoft NERD – great benefit to Boston Python
      • Provides monthly space for the group
      • 1 minute slots for sponsors
      • No sales pitches

    • What are the steps I can take to start my own tech community?
      • How can you get the word out?
      • Meetup.com is useful
      • People like free food and beer 🙂
      • Be predictable. Pick something sustainable

    • What is the State of Python, from your perspective?
      • No signs of slowing down
      • Ruby people are moving to other environments
      • Python people are still using Python
      • Python 2 to 3 conflict is unfortunate – transition could have been handled more smoothly
      • Python 3 ecosystem is getting much better
      • Next big drama – type hinting proposal
      • Appears to be contrary to one of the basics tenets of the language at first blush

    • Do you feel that Boston will ever have its own regional Python conference?
      • Toyed with bid to bring Pycon to Boston
      • Would require someone stepping up to do it
      • Not sure how a regional conference ‘feels’ as a local event
      • Try to have Boston Python be like a year long conference all year long
      • Huge undertaking

    Picks

    • Tobias
      • Scribd
      • Konch
      • DupeGuru

    • Chris
      • The River Cafe
      • Pythonista
      • Rototo – IOS Game
      • Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard

    • Ned
      • Tox
      • Pythonz
      • Spell Tower
      • Richard Feynman’s Cornell Lectures

    Keep in Touch

    • Twitter: @nedbat and @bostonpython
    • IRC: nedbat
    • nedbatchelder.com
    • bostonpython.com

    Travis Oliphant May 04, 2015
    Show notes

    For show notes and other content, visit our site at http://www.pythonpodcast.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – Apr 28th 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Overview – Interview with Travis Oliphant

    Interview with Travis Oliphant

    • Introductions
    • How did you get introduced to Python?
    • I’m curious what inspired you to create NumPy and SciPy?
    • Why did you choose Python for those libraries?
      • Numeric, Jim Hugunin
      • Morphology library in NumArray

    • For those of us who aren’t in the know, can you provide a brief definition of what data science is and how you got involved in it?
      • Term coined by DJ Patil
      • Answer: Anybody who takes data and tries to derive insights from it
      • Nobody really knows what this means 🙂

    • Can you tell us the story of how Continuum Analytics came to be?

    • What are some interesting projects that you have worked on with Continuum Analytics?
      • Bokeh
      • Wakari
      • Anaconda
      • Numba
      • Blaze

    • Can you explain a bit about what NumFocus is and how it got started?

    • How can our audience get involved with NumFocus?

    • For someone just starting out in the data science and data analytics space, what advice would you give?
      • Download Anaconda, learn as much Python as you can
      • Google search “Data Analysis in Python”
      • iPython Notebooks in data analysis
      • R community
      • Meetups
      • Online classes
      • R Community can be helpful

    • Of your myriad achievements, what are you most proud of?

    Picks

    • Tobias
      • Used bookstores
        • The Book Barn

      • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

      • Kickin’ it Old School



    • Chris
      • Kids In The Hall
      • MFA Boston Art in Bloom
      • CodeNewbies
      • Apple 27″ Retina iMac 5K

    • Travis Oliphant
      • Data Carpentry
        • Tracy Teal (@tracykteal)
        • Patterned on Software Carpentry

      • Brain Science Podcast – Ginger Campbell, MD

      • Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles



    • Travis Contacts
      • Twitter:
        • Travis – @teoliphant
        • NumFocus – @numfocus
        • Continuum Analytics – @ContinuumIO



    The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA

    Kivy Core Developers Apr 27, 2015
    Show notes

    You can view all of the show notes for every episode at http://podcastinit.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

    Brief Introduction

    • Date of recording – Apr 21st 2015
    • Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
    • Overview – Interview with members of the Kivy core development team

    Interview with Kivy Core Developers

    • Introductions
    • How did you get introduced to Python?
    • How did the Kivy project get started?
    • What made you choose Python as the basis for Kivy?
    • What were some influences on and inspirations for Kivy’s design?
      • Raymond Hettinger – Beyond Pep 8

    • One of the amazing things about Kivy is that it’s comparatively simple to learn and get started with. Did this ease of use occur by design or accident?

    • What were some of the biggest challenges to designing or implementing Kivy?

    • If you could start the project over, what would you do differently?

    • What are some of the most interesting things you’ve seen Kivy used for?
      • Gabriel Pettier – http://www.tangibledisplay.com/en/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
      • Mathieu Virbel – https://www.digital-stories.fr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss and https://vimeo.com/80051846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

    • What are some changes/features that you are particularly excited about for the future of Kivy?
      • Wiki for roadmap to 2.0
      • PyJnius
      • PyObjus
      • Kivy-iOS
      • Buildozer
      • Kivy Remote Shell
      • Plyer

    • Are there any platforms/operating systems that you are trying to add support for (e.g. Sailfish OS, Ubuntu Phone, Firefox OS)?

    • Is there anything in particular that you would like to ask for our listeners to help with?
      • Google Summer of Code – If you didn’t get accepted, DO it anyway! 🙂
      • Start small – documentation fixes
      • Fix issues
      • Huge backlog – help answering questions
      • Maintainers for subprojects – like PyJnius
      • Sponsors – Kivy core team looking for new hardware
      • Increase unit test coverage
        • If you find a bug submit a test case



    Picks

    • Tobias
      • Zeal
      • CommitStrip

    • Chris
      • Jack’s Abbey Smoke & Dagger
      • Woman in Gold

    • Mathieu Virbel
      • YAPF Yet Another Python Formatter
      • Learn Chinese With Cats!
      • Rince Cochon

    • Akshay Aurora
      • Mangoes!
      • Tic-Tac-Toe machine controlled by Kivy

    • Ryan Pessa
      • E-Cigarettes – The MilkMan by Vaping Rabbit

    • Gabriel Pettier
      • I3WM Tiling window manager
      • Boulet Corp
      • SMBC

    Contacting the Kivy Core Team

    • Kivy.org – About Us page

    The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA

    Reuven Lerner Apr 23, 2015
    Show notes

    Full show notes can be found at http://podcastinit.com/episode-2-reuven-lerner.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

    Episode 2 Brief intro

    • Recording date/time
    • Hosts
    • Overview

    Reuven Lerner Interview

    • Please introduce yourself
    • How did you get introduced to Python?
    • How did you break into the field of providing Python trainings?
    • What are the most common languages that your students are coming from?
    • What are some of the biggest obstacles that people encounter when learning Python?
    • Where does Python draw the inspiration for its object system from?
    • In what way(s) does learning Python differ from learning other languages?
    • What sorts of materials/mediums do you use for training people in Python?
      • Python Tutor

    • Do you use your book (Practice make Python) as follow up material for your trainings?

    • In your freelance work, what portion of your projects use Python?
      • Ruby is Oscar, Python is Felix

    • Have you seen a change in the demand for Python skills in the time between when you first started using it and now?

    • What types of projects would cause you to choose something other than Python?

    Picks

    • Reuven Lerner
      • Daily Tech Video
      • Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
      • Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos

    • Chris Patti
      • Spencer Trappist Ale
      • Rich Hickey’s The Value of Values
      • YouCompleteMe – Vim auto-completion
      • SizeUp for OSX

    • Tobias Macey
      • CheckIO – Gamified practice programming
      • Snap Circuits
      • Nvidia Shield Tablet
      • Samson Go Mic Portable USB Condenser Microphone
      • Zoho Apps

    Closing remarks

    • Reuven Contact:
      • Website
      • blog
      • Twitter: @reuvenmlerner

    Thomas Hatch Apr 11, 2015
    Show notes

    Full show notes can be found at http://podcastinit.com/episode-1-thomas-hatch.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

    Brief Intro

    • Hosts
    • Overview
    • Python at Chefconf!
    • Plug for Talk Python To Me

    Thomas Hatch Interview

    Picks

    • Thomas Hatch
      • Flow Based Programming
        • IOFlo

      • Imagine Dragons



    • Chris Patti
      • Stone Imperial Russian Stout
      • Python One Liner Games
      • Boston Python User Group

    • Tobias Macey
      • Noisli
      • CopyQ
      • Pelican
      • Moving From Heroku to AWS With Salt Part 1
      • Moving From Heroku to AWS With Salt Part 2

    Closing Remarks

    Podcast.__init__ - Introduction Mar 21, 2015
    Show notes

    Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast focused on bringing you the stories of the people who make the Python language and ecosystem great.
    Outline

    • Introduction
    • Brief Host Biographies
    • Why We’re Doing This
    • Why We Love Python & Favorite Tools
    • Thank You
    • Picks!
    Picks
    • Tobias
      • Summoner Wars
      • Dbeaver
      • KDE Connect
      • Playerctl
    • Chris
      • ptpython
      • Duchesse de Bourgogne
    The intro and outro music is from
    Requiem for a Fish (The Freak Fandango Orchestra) / CC BY-SA 3.0
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