Juanita Gomez, Jarrod Millman - Scientific Python: from `__init__` to `__call__` | SciPy 2023

Discover the Scientific Python project, a central hub for documentation, guides, and community outreach, aiming to make it easier for newcomers to contribute to the ecosystem and increasing collaboration between projects.

Key takeaways
  • The Scientific Python project aims to create a central place for documentation, guides, and community outreach.
  • The project has a contributor guide, development guide, and community guide, which are all version controlled.
  • The community guide is a newly created resource that provides information on how to get started with Scientifc Python, its ecosystem, and its tools.
  • The project is working on creating a repository for documentation, which will contain information on tools, community resources, and contributor guidelines.
  • The project is also building a forum for discussion and community outreach.
  • The community is active and diverse, with different project maintainers and contributors from various geographical locations.
  • The project has received funding from CZI and Open Teams Incubator.
  • The community guide will be kept updated and new sections will be added as needed.
  • The project aims to make it easier for newcomers to join the community and contribute to the ecosystem.
  • The project is working on creating nightly wheels for SciPy and other projects.
  • The community hopes to see more people using SciPy and other tools within the ecosystem.
  • The project aims to create a shared repository for documentation and guides, and to make the community more centralized.
  • The community is working on creating a plan for community engagement and outreach.
  • The project is looking for feedback and ideas from the community and is open to new ideas and suggestions.
  • The community hopes to see more collaboration and coordination between different projects and maintainers within the Scientific Python ecosystem.