TL;DR: Calvin Hendryx-Parker is the new permanent co-host of Python Bytes, starting with episode 483 on June 9th, 2026. After almost 10 years, Brian Okken, who founded the show with me back in 2016, has decided it’s time for him to move on.We have some major news to announce over at Python Bytes. We are welcoming a new co-host to the show: Calvin Hendryx-Parker. After almost 10 years, Brian Okken who founded the show with me, Michael back in 2016 has decided it’s time for him to move on. On the air I called it the next generation of Python Bytes.