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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 1h

As a researcher, I learned 2 code the hard way on my own. I wrote messy MATLAB scripts that worked on my computer 😅. No training, just curiosity. I founded @pyopensci.org so people like my former self don't have to struggle alone building #OpenScience workflows. Community matters. Especially now. 💛

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 16h

🚨 Early bird extended! 🚨
Join our From Zero to Python Package workshop, Nov 6.
Decode the packaging ecosystem: Hatch, PyPI, Uvicorn — and more. Build your package step-by-step. Scholarships available 💛
🔗 bit.ly/pyos-packaging-2025
#OpenScience #Python

A graphic from zero ro Python package. 2 hour packaging workshop. Build a pure Python package using Hatch and UV, publish securely to PyPI, Automate with GitHub actions, and write docs that help users and contributors.

Thursday, 6 November 2025. Early bird special is extended. Link: bit.ly/pythonpackaging

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 1d

So much brilliant work never makes it into a paper.
The code, the data, the long nights helping others debug.
At pyOpenSci, we believe that code, data, and community are the pulse.
Research advances quickly when we build together & openly.
Join us. 💛 bit.ly/pyos-volunteer
#openscience #opensource

Get involved with pyOpenSci

pyOpenSci’s Website

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 2d

They DO!! I actually think typing is a code contribution too!! We had someone join the stravalib team for a while who was super passionate about typing. It was so invaluable to us! And it makes our test suites stronger as new contributions come in. So YES absolutely it all counts and is needed!!

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 8d

Your #opensource project’s most valuable contributors might never touch code.
I’ve maintained All Contributors Bot for 2 months w/o a line of code—triaging issues, fixing CI, organizing work.
That work keeps projects alive.
What non-code contributions have you made? #science #openscience

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 15d

pyOpenSci’s vision? 👀

A research ecosystem where the code behind the science is valued as much as the paper.

Where collaboration is the norm, not the exception.

Where open is the default. 💛

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 16d

Have you ever inherited an #opensource project with limited docs?
I am rebuilding the all-contributors bot and the accounts/workflows r undocumented. I'm becoming a PI in search of accounts 😅

Lesson learned: Create a DEVELOPMENT.md file from day one and add everything to it! #openscience

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 17d

🐍 Want to publish your own Python package?

Join pyOpenSci’s 2-hour online workshop Nov 6:

✔️ Build your first package fast
✔️ Learn the core files (pyproject.toml, docs, metadata)
✔️ Publish to PyPI with confidence

📅 Nov 6, 2025 | Online
🎟️ bit.ly/PythonPackaging

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 28d

🚨 Call for editors! 🚨

We’ve got 3️⃣ new pyOpenSci packages ready for review:

✨ Phyleas (hardware security experiments)
✨ LSAPy (land suitability analysis w/ fuzzy logic)
✨ RSTT (sports simulation w/ probabilistic models)

Your expertise could help make scientific software stronger & more reusable.

Purple background with floral illustrations. Text reads: “Get involved with pyOpenSci! We’re growing our editorial team, and are seeking volunteers from a wide variety of scientific backgrounds. Editors: Lead the review process for 3–4 packages a year. Assist with editorial and peer review policies. People from diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply! Questions? Email media@pyopensci.org. Apply: bit.ly/pyOSEditor.” At the bottom are social links: pyopensci.org, Fosstodon @pyOpenSci, LinkedIn pyOpenSci. Illustration shows a person at a desk on a video call with four people.

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 24d

Open science orgs are stronger together 💪

@carpentries.carpentries.org, OLS, @ropensci.org, @pyopensci.org & @prereview.bsky.social are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens... #OpenScience #FOSS

Logos of the five participating organizations (top to bottom: The Carpentries, PREreview, rOpenSci, OLS, pyOpenSci) enclosed in grey ovals along the border of a larger grey circle. Inside the circle at the top is text in all caps spelling “STRONGER TOGETHER.” Below that is an image of several arms and hands closed in a fist. At the bottom of the image in is text spelling “Building resilience in open science starts with collaboration” with the words “resilience” and “collaboration bolded.

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 17d

Our upcoming #python packaging workshop will kick start your packaging journey. This beginner-friendly workshop will take you from 0 to python package in under 5 minutes. From there you will learn about customizing your package, and securely publishing it to PyPI #openscience #opensource

pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 23d

Turn your scripts into a real Python package! 🐍✨

📅 pyOpenSci 2-hour workshop: Nov 6, online.

✅ Build a package in minutes
✅ Learn to publish on PyPI
✅ Practice with GitHub Actions

🎟️ Early bird pricing is live now — scholarships are available!

🔗 www.pyopensci.org/events/pytho...

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 21d

Did you know? 👀

Every pyOpenSci peer review is collaborative, not combative.

Maintainers say that our process leaves their packages stronger, better documented, and more usable...not torn apart.

Your code matters. And we’re here to help it shine! ✨

👉 Learn more: www.pyopensci.org/software-pee...

Welcome to the pyOpenSci Software Peer Review Guidebook!

pyOpenSci is a diverse community that supports the open Python tools that drive open science. GitHub release (latest by date) DOI Learn About Software Peer Review Get a basic overview of our open p...

www.pyopensci.org

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 27d

Vaccines work. Period.

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 24d

We are thrilled to be working with so many incredible leaders in our #openscience ecosystem. We are collectively thinking about how uniting as nonprofit organizations that care deeply about inclusive and open science can amplify our messages and reach more people.

pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 24d

Open science orgs are stronger together 💪

@carpentries.carpentries.org, OLS, @ropensci.org, @pyopensci.org & @prereview.bsky.social are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens... #OpenScience #FOSS

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 29d

I've used the all-contributors bot for years!! Both at @pyopensci and for stravalib, which I maintain. It's been so fun to help revive the project, learn new tools and get to know and build a new maintainer team 🚀

#opensource is really about people and community at the end of the day.

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · 29d

We are excited for this pure #python packaging workshop!! Our workshops are fun, and you will learn a lot about the packaging ecosystem.

We offer scholarships for students and those who have been impacted by recent budget cuts and grant terminations as well. Please share!! #science #opensource

pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · 29d

Want your Python code to be installable + reusable? 🐍📦

Join pyOpenSci’s 2-hour workshop From Zero to Python Package (Nov 6). Build your first package, learn PyPI publishing, and automate with GitHub Actions.

👀 See the graphic for registration!

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 22

New collab! OpenSource@Stanford + pyOpenSci hosted their first event on software peer review.

Zach Chandler, @mafrancesca.bsky.social & @leahawasser.bsky.social shared how review helps researchers grow skills, gain recognition & build sustainable Python software.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIE5...

OpenSource@Stanford & pyOpenSci: Improving Research Software through Open and Accessible Peer Review

YouTube video by Stanford Data Science

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · Aug 22

@isabelizimm.bsky.social‬ has been such a guiding light in our @pyopensci peer review process. We are appreciative of her time spent with us as an editor and look forward to continuing to engage with her as a wonderful and knowledgeable community member.

pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 20

This week, we’re honoring Isabel Zimmerman as she steps down from her editor role at pyOpenSci.

From EiC to triage, her clarity and care shaped dozens of reviews. She now moves into an Emeritus role, still a vital part of our community 💜

#OpenScience #pyOpenSci #PeerReview #Python

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 6

At #SciPy2025, we asked:

💬 What are your biggest pain points around sharing and maintaining research software?

Attendees answered thoughtfully, honestly, and hilariously (cats 😹).

Here’s what we heard 👇
www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens...

#OpenScience #Python #ResearchSoftware

Listening, learning, and building together: what we heard at our SciPy 2025 BoF

We held an incredibly informative community session this year at the SciPy meeting in Tacoma Washington. We asked the community what their open source Python pain points were. Learn more about what we...

www.pyopensci.org

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 13

📢 Eliot Robson is our new rotating Editor in Chief! 🎉

A past package submitter & reviewer, Eliot brings experience and a collaborative spirit to guiding pyOpenSci’s peer review process. 💛

👏 Join us in congratulating him!
#OpenScience #Python #PeerReview #pyOpenSci

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · Aug 20

I am grateful for the work @tracykteal.bsky.social has put into @pyopensci.org over the past 3 years. It's also exciting to see how much we've grown as an organization. I can't wait to work with @kcranston.bsky.social and April moving forward #openscience #science #opensource #python

pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 15

After 3 years as our founding Executive Council Chair, Tracy Teal is passing the torch to Karen Cranston. We’re also welcoming April Johnson to the Council!

Here’s why this leadership transition is a milestone for our growth: www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens...

#OpenScience #Python

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Aug 19

Traditional academic peer review can feel harsh.

At pyOpenSci, our reviews are:
🤝 Collaborative
🛠️ Practical
💛 Centered on helping maintainers succeed

Because your code matters and so does the experience of sharing it.

👉 Learn how to submit: www.pyopensci.org/software-pee...

Welcome to the pyOpenSci Software Peer Review Guidebook!

pyOpenSci is a diverse community that supports the open Python tools that drive open science. GitHub release (latest by date) DOI Learn About Software Peer Review Get a basic overview of our open p...

www.pyopensci.org

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leah wasser @leahawasser.bsky.social · Jul 29

This is a truly powerful report that overviews the profoundly dangerous impacts of GenAI not just on our workflows but also on our lives, our jobs and our livelihoods.

AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 3

NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.

Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.

Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Jul 26

Still thinking about everyone who showed up for open science this month 💛

Contributed to pyOpenSci? We see you.
Curious? We’ve got starter issues + docs to help you begin.

✨ You belong here. Your code matters. ✨

📖 www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens...
#pyOpenSci #OpenScience #Python

Highlights from SciPy 2025: Building Community, Code, and Culture

Explore pyOpenSci’s highlights from SciPy 2025—from Python packaging workshops and talks to first-time contributions, collaboration, and open science in action.

www.pyopensci.org

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pyOpenSci @pyopensci.org · Jul 28

Thrilled to welcome Philip Narteh as pyOpenSci’s first open source infrastructure intern! 💛

Backed by @quansight.com Labs, Melissa Mendonça & Tania Allard, he’ll help migrate our site to Django—bringing accessibility expertise with him.

👋 Welcome, Philip! #OpenScience #Django #pyOpenSci

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