Favorite Python Talks
This is my ever-growing list of favorite python talks, in no particular order.
Raymond Hettinger
Apart from the ones listed here, I would recommend everything by Raymond Hettinger. He's a really good teacher and his talks are always a pleasure to watch.
Beyond PEP 8 -- Best practices for beautiful intelligible code - PyCon 2015
He goes into how sometimes being dogmatic about styles can actually be harmful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-BqAjZb8M
Modern Dictionaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33CVV29OG8
Super considered super! - PyCon 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOglTERPEo
Keynote on Concurrency - PyBay 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zinZmE3Ogk
David Beazly
Understanding the Python GIL - PyCon 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obt-vMVdM8s
Die Threads - EuroPython 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOyJiN3yGfU
Python Concurrency From the Ground Up - PyCon 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCs5OvhV9S4
Other speakers
Python's Infamous GIL - Larry Hastings - PyCon 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVKufdTphKs