Keynote: How to Write a Popular Python Library by Accident
summary
Explains how tiny, copy‑paste snippets become real libraries by showing the exact tools and steps used: Cookiecutter template to generate package boilerplate, pip/setup.py register/upload workflow, and testing with pytest. Cites PyPI size (~880,000 packages), gives a concrete success story cashproperty 131 lines that becomes a dependency in docker‑compose, and a growth example of Django Crispy Forms reaching ~2400 stars and Cookiecutter accumulating hundreds of pull requests.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 7:45Python Package Index
- 11:47Secret Package Recipe #1
- 19:55Complex Projects
- 24:13Story of cached-property
- 29:18What is Section 508?
- 54:55Problem: Expensive, Limiting Analysis Tool
- 57:29Stories
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