Ten Shiny apps. One Electron shell. One very confused laptop. Quick dispatch from the Holy (native) Grail quest: last week we teased Shiny for Python running inside an Electron app on Windows. This week the temple doors creaked open a little wider, and we got the same Shiny app running in five different runtime modes at once, ten apps in total across R and Python, all wrapped in Electron and exported using one R package. The lineup: - R and Python Shiny, side by side - Native flavors: system, bundled, and auto-download - Containerized via Docker - Shinylive for more ephemeral work The dream is the boring one: you write a Shiny app, your non-technical users double-click an icon, and nobody has to learn what a port is. Different runtime modes for different deployment stories, same Shiny app underneath. No public-facing code yet. Parts of this have lived as scattered experiments on my GitHub for years: the current shinyelectron package only does shinylive export, and there was an earlier demo embedding a Docker container inside an Electron app. The new pieces, native auto-download, system, and bundled, are what finally tie it all together. More soon. Screenshot below shows all apps running at once.... #rstats #python #rshiny #pyshiny #electron #shinyelectron #datascience

Built a sleek digital clock in Python using `tkinter` — complete with a modern dark UI, live time updates, and a formatted date display.   Great practice for desktop GUI creation and real-time app design.   #Python #Tkinter #UI #Coding #InternPe #DesktopApp #Programming

Weekly Project - 01 Project Name: Periodic Table of Elements Technology Used: Python, HTML, Javascript, Flask Live link in the comment box. Description: The web app displays all of the 118 elements of the Periodic Table with their names, electron numbers and atomic mass. This web app is particularly helpful for science students and science enthusiasts. I will actively add more details to the elements. If you want, you can add details to any elements on my Github repository. You can find the repo link at the bottom of the web app. If you like the project, consider hitting a star on GitHub. #python #webdevelopment #technology #science #periodictable

Standard Python debuggers are great—until your app freezes, a child process hangs, or the whole thing crashes before it can even spit out a traceback. 📉 When the process you're debugging "flatlines," you usually lose all visibility. That’s why I built Flatline. It’s an open-source debugger designed for the failures that normal workflows handle poorly: GUI freezes, startup failures, and silent crashes. Instead of relying on the child process to report its own death, Flatline uses an external watchdog to keep you in control. Core Features: Heartbeat Monitoring: Detect freezes in real-time. Child-Process Supervision: Parent-side oversight for subprocess-heavy tools. Crash Console Access: Inspect what happened even when the target is unstable. Force-Kill & Restart Workflow: Clean up and iterate without manual PID hunting. Whether you're building desktop apps or complex subprocess-heavy systems, Flatline gives you the "parent-side" perspective you’ve been missing. Check it out & give me your feedback: 🚀 TrentonTompkins.com #Python #OpenSource #Debugging #SoftwareEngineering #Flatline #BuildInPublic

🚀 Built a small but useful project recently — a Desktop Notification & Reminder System. The idea was simple: don’t miss important tasks. So I created a Python-based app (Tkinter GUI) that lets users set reminders and get desktop notifications at the right time. What I worked on: – Designing a clean and simple interface – Handling time-based triggers – Making sure notifications are reliable It was a good hands-on experience with GUI development and practical problem-solving. Still improving it, but it already feels like something I’d actually use daily #Python #Projects #SoftwareDevelopment #Productivity #LearningJourney

Just released Prism — a lightweight, self-hosted web app that provides a single, unified interface to post across multiple social media platforms simultaneously. Built with #FastAPI and #Python, it’s designed for those who want to stay active on both Bluesky and Mastodon without the double effort. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eVe_shEZ

Can Android and a laptop really transfer files over BLE? I built the PoC to find out. I wrote a short piece on Medium about building a BLE file transfer proof of concept between an Android app and a laptop acting as the peer. https://lnkd.in/dcdDJTbR The result: a working setup that could browse files, push uploads to Android, and pull files back out again, with a few useful failures along the way that made the final PoC much more credible. If you’re interested in Android, BLE, Python, or pragmatic prototyping, give it a read. #Android #Kotlin #AndroidDev #BLE #Python #MobileDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #Prototyping #TechWriting #Medium

We’re proud to be a sponsor at PyTexas Foundation 2026. If you're building modern Python apps, this hands-on lab is worth your time: Building a Full-Stack FastAPI App with open source DocumentDB via Docker You’ll build a full-stack app using FastAPI and open source DocumentDB, all running in Docker—focused on rapid prototyping, scalable APIs, and clean dev workflows. This one is very practical: containerized development, CI/CD patterns, and real-world debugging in reproducible environments. https://msft.it/6045Q7RZL #DocumentDB #Python #AzureDocumentDB

🚀 Built an Interactive Number Guessing Game using Python & Streamlit I recently created a simple yet engaging web app where users try to guess a randomly generated number between 1 and 100, with real-time hints guiding them: ⬆️ Guess Higher ⬇️ Guess Lower ✨ What I implemented: • Interactive UI using Streamlit • Session State for maintaining game flow • Real-time feedback on guesses • Attempt counter tracking performance • Automatic reset after a successful guess Planned improvements: Difficulty levels, leaderboard, and timed challenges. 🔗 Live Demo: https://lnkd.in/e8UyNnqr 💻 GitHub: https://lnkd.in/eD9MFDJM Building small projects like this helps sharpen problem-solving skills and deepen understanding of how Python logic can power interactive applications. Feedback is always welcome! #Python #Streamlit #WebDevelopment #Coding #Projects #DeveloperJourney #BuildInPublic #Programming #Tech

Day 31/100: Building a Language Learning Flash Card App! Today marks the completion of the Flash Card App Capstone project. This project was a deep dive into building an interactive UI that manages real-time data and user progress. Key Technical Takeaways: Asynchronous Timing: Using the .after() method in Tkinter to create a "flip card" effect after a 3-second delay. Data Management with Pandas: Reading a large CSV of foreign words and converting them into a list of dictionaries for easy access. Progress Tracking: Implementing logic to remove "Known Words" from the list and saving the updated progress into a new words_to_learn.csv file. Image Layering: Using the Canvas widget to swap front and back card images seamlessly. Building tools that solve the "forgetting curve" problem is incredibly satisfying. My Python skills are moving from simple logic to building helpful digital tools! Check out my Flash Card App here: https://lnkd.in/gvsJ6Bm9 #Python #Tkinter #Pandas #100DaysOfCode #SoftwareDevelopment #LanguageLearning #VSCode