# #467 Toads in my AI

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Podcast: [Python Bytes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/python-bytes)
Published: 2026-01-26T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/467/toads-in-my-ai
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## Resource

A deep dive into modern Python tooling, from network security checks to advanced profiling and AI-driven development ethics. The episode explores how to balance automation with human oversight in open-source contributions.

## Highlights
- Security insight: Use the GreyNoise IP check to verify if your network devices are flagged for malicious activity
- Practical takeaway: Use tprof, a new targeting profiler, to optimize Python code with a modern, low-touch API
- Development ethics: FastAPI's new guidelines highlight the need to prevent 'human effort denial of service' caused by low-quality AI-generated PRs
- Tooling tip: TOAD is a new tool for managing CLI cloud code, easily installable via uv
- Testing lesson: Don't forget the 'happy path'; testing edge cases like nulls and special characters is useless if the basic functionality is broken

## Topics

Python, Cybersecurity, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Profiling, Open Source, DevOps, FastAPI

## Chapters
- 1:00 — Introduction: Opening remarks and updates on live streaming and PyCon plans.
- 3:25 — GreyNoise IP Check: How to use GreyNoise to check if your IP address is associated with known malicious network activity.
- 5:40 — Introducing tprof: A look at Adam Johnson's new targeting profiler for optimizing Python performance.
- 12:45 — AI and Pull Request Ethics: Discussing FastAPI's new guidelines regarding the use of LLMs in contributions and preventing automated spam.
- 20:05 — TOAD and UV Tooling: Exploring TOAD for CLI environments and the convenience of using uv for tool management.
- 29:35 — Advanced PyTest Techniques: A discussion on parameterizing exception testing using contextlib tools.
- 31:50 — Closing Thoughts: A final joke about edge-case testing and wrap-up.

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