Today we explore the wild world of Python deployment with my friend, Calvin Hendricks-Parker from Six Feet Up. We’ll tackle some of the biggest challenges in taking a Python app from “it works on my machine” to production, covering inconsistent environments, conflicting dependencies, and sneaky security pitfalls. Along the way, Calvin shares how containerization with Docker and Kubernetes can both simplify and complicate deployments, especially for smaller teams. Finally, we’ll introduce Scaf, a powerful project blueprint designed to give developers a rock-solid start on Python web projects of all sizes.
 

 
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<h2 class="links-heading">Links from the show</h2>
<div>Calvin Hendryx-Parker: <a href="https://github.com/calvinhp?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Scaf on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/sixfeetup/scaf?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Scaf on GitHub (duplicate): <a href="https://github.com/sixfeetup/scaf?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
 
"Deploy the Dream" song: <a href="https://blobs.talkpython.fm/deploy-the-dream-talk-python.mp3" target="_blank" >deploy-the-dream-talk-python.mp3</a> 
 
CloudDevEngineering YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CloudDevEngineering" target="_blank" >youtube.com</a> 
TechWorld with Nana YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TechWorldwithNana" target="_blank" >youtube.com</a> 
Tilt (Kubernetes Dev Tool): <a href="https://tilt.dev/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >tilt.dev</a> 
Talos (Minimal OS for Kubernetes): <a href="https://www.talos.dev/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >talos.dev</a> 
Traefik Reverse Proxy: <a href="https://traefik.io/traefik/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >traefik.io</a> 
Sealed Secrets on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Argo CD Documentation: <a href="https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >readthedocs.io</a> 
MailHog on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Next.js: <a href="https://nextjs.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >nextjs.org</a> 
Cloud Custodian: <a href="https://cloudcustodian.io/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >cloudcustodian.io</a> 
Valky (Redis Replacement): <a href="https://valkey.io/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >valkey.io</a> 
“The ‘Works on My Machine’ Certification Program” (Coding Horror): <a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-works-on-my-machine-certification-program/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >blog.codinghorror.com</a> 
NVIDIA’s First Desktop AI PC (Ars Technica): <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/nvidias-first-desktop-pc-can-run-local-ai-models-for-3000/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >arstechnica.com</a> 
Kind (Kubernetes in Docker): <a href="https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >kind.sigs.k8s.io</a> 
 
Updated Effective PyCharm Course: <a href="https://training.talkpython.fm/courses/explore_pycharm/mastering-pycharm-ide" target="_blank" >training.talkpython.fm</a> 
Talk Python in Production book: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/books/python-in-production" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm/books/python-in-production</a> 
Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GWj3hKnGOM" target="_blank" >youtube.com</a> 
Episode transcripts: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/496/scaf-complete-blueprint-for-new-python-kubernetes-projects" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm</a> 
 
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