Processing + Python community visibility

[villares]

Sometimes I feel like we are a bit invisible for the Processing Foundation.

If you are into Twitter, check out this informal quiz here:

Processing

[josephh]

Is Processing.py fully part of the Processing foundation? It’s not part of the GitHub organization: Processing Foundation · GitHub

Also linking to this previous thread because it contains useful thoughts on the future of Processing.py:

What is the future of Processing Python Mode?

What are the current plans for the future of Processing Python Mode or, alternatively, for a Python package based on the core ideas of Processing, such as p5py, but that is as easy to install as Python Mode? See: As we know, Python Mode is now available for Processing 4. However, it is still based on Jython, which is Python 2. The book Learn Python Visually (2021) offers many fine examples of sketches designed for Processing Python Mode. At the same time, it is compatible with Python 3. The …

[villares]

Thanks for the link @josephh !

Indeed Processing.py is maybe the ugly duckling or the little black sheep of the Processing Foundation

And it needs a new maintainer!

Python Mode needs a new project owner

Hello from Jonathan Feinberg, the creator of Python Mode for Processing. Python Mode needs a new owner, someone with the time, energy, and expertise to take the mode into full Processing 4 compatibility and beyond. To understand and modify Python Mode requires expertise in both Java and Python. The good news for any potential hacker is that there’s a fairly thorough test suite for the core functionality. (One possible semester-long project would be to design an end-to-end test framework that w…