AyudaPy org: From Weekend Project to Civic Movement
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AyudaPy.org describes how a weekend Python experiment evolved into a national relief platform built with Python, Django, PostGIS and OpenStreetMap; it was deployed in days and added iOS/Android apps and an API. The project routed roughly 15k requests (about 3k resolved), helped ~6k families, attracted ~26 contributors and international forks, and required rapid role changes (project manager, maintainer, spokesperson) while causing significant emotional burnout.
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