[python-advocacy] Proposal for Monthly podcast series

[Michael Foord]

Laura Creighton wrote:
> [snip..]
> I'm going to try this again.
>
> The problem is that by selecting certain projects, and not others,
> you will, by definition, be publicising them.  What should the 
> attitude of people's who projects are reviewed be to this?  People
> whose projects are not reviewed?
>   

If this is not a PSF action, just a podcast on 'some Python projects', 
then I don't think this is an issue. If Guido was doing the podcasts it 
might be a different story. ;-)

I would agree that selecting *mainly* obscure projects is going to limit 
the potential audience size - I think a mix of well known and obscure is 
the best way to go.

For example, I *haven't* used Elementree, ctypes or Mechanize but I 
would like to know more about them. I would definitely listen to 
podcasts on them. I expect there are many other people in a similar 
situation.

I wouldn't listen to podcasts about projects I've never heard of and 
therefore have no current interest in - *unless* it was from a series 
that I already listened to and had covered several projects that I was 
interested in.

Whichever way you go, Python needs more podcasts and I greatly support 
the endeavour. Nice one.

My 2 pennies...

Michael Foord