Episode#240: A guided tour of the CPython source codeTalk Python To Me · Nov 27, 2019 · 1 h 00 minPlay · 1:00:25SaveShareEpisode pageYou might use Python every day. But how much do you know about what happens under the covers, down at the C level? When you type something like variable = [], what are the byte-codes that accomplish this? How about the class backing the list itself?RelatedEpisodes 8Videos 8Books 8Blogs 8#438 Motivation timePython Bytes • Jun 30, 2025 • 33 min#476 Common themesPython Bytes • Apr 6, 2026 • 32 min#465 Stack Overflow is CookedPython Bytes • Jan 12, 2026 • 36 min#429 Nitpicking PythonPython Bytes • Apr 21, 2025 • 27 min#433 Dev in the ArenaPython Bytes • May 26, 2025 • 29 minPython 3.14 with Łukasz LangaSoftware Engineering Daily • Feb 10, 2026 • 47 min#423 Traveling the Python UniversePython Bytes • Mar 10, 2025 • 27 min#484 All our toolsPython Bytes • Jun 16, 2026 • 50 min