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The work on pyscript by pyscript.
PyScript is an open source platform for Python in the browser. Try PyScript: https://pyscript.com Examples: https://tinyurl.com/pyscript-examples Community: https://discord.gg/HxvBtukrg2
How I Quickly Capture Screenshots directly into My Blog
When I am creating blog posts it’s often helpful to add screenshots to them to illustrate what I see on my screen. Sometimes I lack good screenshots in my posts because it just takes more effort than I have in the moment, and I prioritize making content over making perfect content.
When I have something to take a screenshot of, I need to take the shot, optimize the image, often convert it to a better format, publish it, and create a the img tag in my blog.
I created this tool for myself in python because that is what I am most familiar with, but realistically most of what I am calling are shell scripts that I could do in just about any language.
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Copier < 6.0.0b0 considered dangerous
Copier is a fantastic templating library written in python, but older versions have a dangerous bug if you are using it inside of existing directories.
As of May 15, 2022, the stable release of copier now includes these changes, if you have not already make sure you update.
I Use copier several times per day and get fantastic benefit from this project, this post is not intended to crap all over copier in any way, but is rather a PSA for other users who do use copier like I do so that they know the dangers of using copier inside an existing directory.
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nvim-notify by rcarriga is a game-changer in its space. Excited to see how it evolves.
A fancy, configurable, notification manager for NeoVim
I came across smart-sec-cam from scottbarnesg, and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
A privacy-focused, intelligent security camera system.
PyOhio CFP's
Here are some CFP’s that I used for PyOhio 2022.
https://pretalx.com/pyohio-2022/cfp
Markata is a plugins all the way down static site generator, that covers all the things you need to go from markdown to a blog site out of the box. Since it’s plugins all the way down you can also rip out all the default plugins, and do something completely different with the lifecycle.
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Just starred dunk by darrenburns. It’s an exciting project with a lot to offer.
Prettier git diffs in the terminal 🎨
Gramformer by PrithivirajDamodaran is a game-changer in its space. Excited to see how it evolves.
A framework for detecting, highlighting and correcting grammatical errors on natural language text. Created by Prithiviraj Damodaran. Open to pull requests and other forms of collaboration.
I like WaylonWalker’s project markata.
A plugins all the way down static site generator written in python. Plugins all the way down means that you can completely change the behavior of how it works by swapping plugins, installing new ones, or creating your own all in python.
Check out eyeseast and their project python-frontmatter.
Parse and manage posts with YAML (or other) frontmatter
I came across awesome-tuis from rothgar, and it’s packed with great features and ideas.
List of projects that provide terminal user interfaces
I’m impressed by markdown-styles from mixu.
Markdown to static HTML generator and multiple CSS themes for Markdown
nicoddemus has done a fantastic job with pytest-rich. Highly recommend taking a look.
pytest + rich integration (proof of concept)