#60: Scaling Python to 1000's of cores with Ufora

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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You've heard me talk previously about scaling Python and Python performance on this show. But on this episode I'm bringing you a very interesting project pushing the upper bound of Python performance for a certain class of applications.

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0:00.0	You've heard me talk previously about scaling Python and Python performance on the show,
0:04.1	but on this episode, I'm bringing you a very interesting project pushing the upper bound
0:07.8	Python performance for a certain class of applications.
0:11.2	You'll meet Braxton McKee from Euphoria.
0:13.4	They are developing an entirely new Python runtime that is focused on horizontally scaling
0:17.9	Python applications across thousands of CPU cores and even across
0:22.1	GPUs.
0:23.3	They describe it as compiled, automatically parallel Python for data science.
0:27.8	Let's dig into it on Talk Python to Me, Episode 60, recorded May 2nd, 2016.
0:34.7	I'm a developer, developers, developers.
0:37.0	I'm a developer in many senses of the word because I make these applications, but I also use these verbs to make this music.
0:44.3	I constructed line by line just like when I'm coding another software design.
0:49.3	In both cases, it's about design patterns.
0:52.3	Anyone can get the job done. It's the execution that matters. I have many interests. Welcome to Talk Python to me, a weekly podcast on, the
1:01.9	language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.
1:05.1	This is your host, Michael Kennedy.
1:06.7	Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy.
1:08.8	Keep up with the show and listen to past episodes at TalkP.fm and follow the show on Twitter via at Talk Python.
1:16.4	This episode is brought to you by SnapCi and Opbeat. Thank them for supporting the show on
1:21.7	Twitter via Snap underscore CI and Upbeat. Braxton, welcome to the show. Oh, thanks, Michael.
1:27.7	I'm excited to be here.
1:28.6	Yeah, we're going to take Python to a whole other level of scalability here with
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