In this episode of the Python Show Podcast, David Mertz is our guest. David is a prolific writer about the Python programming language. From his extremely popular IPM Developerworks articles to his multiple books on the Python language, David has been a part of the Python community for decades. We ended up chatting about: * The history of Python * Book writing * Conference speaking * The PSF * and more! Show Links * David Mertz’s website * PyDev of the Week: David Mertz on Mouse vs Python * David Mertz on InformIT / Pearson Get full access to The Python Show at www.pythonshow.com/subscribe