Alfredo Deza is co-author of the Leanpub book Minimal Python. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alfredo about his background, his first experience with programming, his experience as an Olympic-level athlete in track and field, moving to the United States from Peru, how he learned Python himself, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on April 22, 2020.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM152-Alfredo-Deza-2020-04-22.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.