Julython 2014 has come and gone. I hope everyone had a blast, I know I did!
A Month of Hacking In a Nutshell
Let’s take a quick look into what was worked on in July:
- Learned SQLAlchemy
- Worked on my Slidedecker app
- Forked and contributed to
[bump](https://github.com/drincruz/bump) - Published another pypi module: MPPyResponse
## An Opportunity to Learn, Build
I like to use Julython as a very good excuse to learn something new or learn something more about. In this passed July’s case, I have been toying with the idea of learning SQLAlchemy, and this was a perfect excuse to do so.
Take a look at my Slidedecker repository and you will see that I added SQLAlchemy to it. Obviously, I wanted to learn more about it first, so I also added the tutorial to my Julython projects. But I really wanted to learn by example, so obviously working on your own personal project is the way to go!
PyPI Contributions
Both bump and MPPyResponse are packages available on PyPI.
bump is a fork of the original that I use to do version bumping. I had a need to do version bumping for release candidates or beta candidates and that functionality was missing, so I added that in.
MPPyResponse was created out of sheer humor. A friend of mine jokingly asked me to create an application that responded with a random Monty Python quote; no problem!
Obviously, with it still being Julython, I wanted to learn something new while still having fun, so with MPPyResponse, I started that project off with cookiecutter. It is truly a fantastic little package for starting off your own little package. I highly recommend it if you need a little boilerplate to get your projects going!
Summary
In summation, Julython for me is really just an excuse to learn something new in Python while having a little fun. Yes, sharing code and watching myself on the leader board are awesome too, but all in all, contributing to a month-long event of hacking is really just a wonderful thing!
Until next time! Cheers!