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title: "Episode #300: Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools – The Real Python Podcast"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/episode-300-maintaining-your-python-developer-instincts-while-using-llm-tools-the-real-python-po-txgzcnbga
source_url: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/300
type: article
source: "Real Python"
published: 2026-06-26T12:06:34.847Z
updated: 2026-06-26T12:06:56.797Z
tags: ["python", "django", "polars"]
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# Episode #300: Maintaining Your Python Developer Instincts While Using LLM Tools – The Real Python Podcast

**[Real Python](https://daily.dev/sources/rpython)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Episode 300 of the Real Python Podcast covers how developers can maintain their Python skills and instincts while relying on LLM coding tools. The main discussion centers on Bob Belderbos's article about adding deliberate friction to your coding routine to prevent skill atrophy. The episode also covers Python 3.14.6/3.13.14 and 3.15.0b2 releases, Django security releases, PyPy v7.3.23, Polars 1.41, libraries for Polars workflows, Django-Integrity-Policy, the httpx2 next-gen HTTP client, and a tool for detecting lazy import incompatibilities.

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