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leah wasser
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Executive Director & Founder of @pyOpenSci
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I used to write pages of r scripts to process messy ecological data.
Then I learned to package them so others could use and reuse my work!
At my first NEON bootcamp, 40+ researchers processed complex data in single lines instead of pages of code.
#openscience means more time for discovery. #python
A graphic that says Why Packaging Matters When I was building the NEON Data Skills program, I had a problem: ecologists weren't trained to handle massive, complex datasets — lidar, hyperspectral imagery, flux towers, time series.. I wrote scripts in R to help researchers parse this messy data (think: huge files with metadata buried deep inside). They worked, but they were pages long and hard to share. Then a friend suggested I turn my scripts into an R package. With support from the community. I did it. The difference was instant. When i lead the first NEON Data Skills Boot Camp, over 40 participants processed complex data with single lines of code instead of pages of scripts. Suddenly, we could focus on science, not data wrangling. That's the power of packaging: one reusable tool can scale learning and impact across an entire field. Now I'm teaching Python packaging so more researchers can build tools that make getting to the science faster, reproducible, inclusive and collaborative.
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
leahawasser.bsky.social
I'm really excited to teach with the @pyopensci crew #python packaging today at #scipy2025 !! We have a shiny new template that makes the process of going from nothing to an installable package with tests and documentation easy.
Banner for “Build Your First Python Package!” workshop at SciPy 2025, hosted by pyOpenSci. Features a purple robot in a field of flowers, with the pyOpenSci logo and URL (pyopensci.org)
July 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Our second @pyOpenSci #python packaging tutorial is out. Learn how to create the most minimal example of a python package. This doesn't require any special tools!
www.pyopensci.org/python-packa...
leave any feedback for us here:
pyopensci.discourse.group/c/coding-hel... #openscience
A circle with 5 sections in it. first user documentation, code / api, test suite, contributor documentation and project metadata license and readme files. on the outside is says infrastructure. then to the right is an arrow leading to publish to pypi/ conda. these are all of the components of the python packaging process.
January 9, 2024 at 7:38 PM
leahawasser.bsky.social
we are publishing our @pyOpenSci tutorial series on how to create a #python package!! check out our very first beginner-friendly lesson here:
www.pyopensci.org/python-packa...

Feedback is welcome !!
#openscience #opensource
Image showing the elements of the pyopensci tutorial series. the elements include what is a python package, make code installable, publish to pypi, add a readme and license file, add metadata for pypi and finally publish to conda-forge. next to the list if a circle with the text python packaging - a start to finish beginner-friendly tutorial.
January 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM