Inspiration
When I got hired at MecSimCalc, I found their sample programs involved a lot of code revolving around bit-streams and metadata. This seemed intimidating especially for people without a software background. The site is meant to be a simple way to create and share computational tools. This inspired me to develop a python library to simplify the more complex code.
What it does
It creates a simpler way to use and modify spreadsheets, images and plots on the MecSimCalc platform.
Challenges I ran into
-Making the library user friendly -Getting it to support python 3.6 - 3.12 -Having the docsting format to support their site -Ensuring the tests covered almost every possible condition
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
-Significantly reducing the complexity of the example code provided on the website -Creating a user friendly docstring so people dont need to read the documentation or source code -Detailed testing for the library
What I learned
-Creating python libraries through pypi -Documentation in markdown -Metadata and bit-streams -Code versioning and Github Actions -Creating detailed tests -Developing user friendly code -Docstring formatting
What's next for MecSimCalc Python Library
Create support for more file types and possibly simplify more complex libraries such as geopandas
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