PyData Indore Hack Days

Build a tool that makes learning actually stick — for a real learner you can name.

Learning tools are broken. They're built for administrators, not learners. A student finishes a 2-hour lecture and has zero practice material. A beginner hits a cryptic Python error and spends 40 minutes on Stack Overflow threads from 2014. A community speaker spends 10 hours prepping a 45-minute workshop because there's no scaffolding. The gap isn't content — there's plenty of content. The gap is tooling that turns content into learning.

• A tool that takes a YouTube lecture or PDF and generates practice questions ranked by difficulty
• An error message translator that explains Python errors in plain English, tied to your code
• A flashcard generator that converts messy class notes or whiteboard photos into Anki-ready decks
• An interactive concept map that shows how subtopics connect and what to learn in what order
• A code review buddy that gives beginners human-readable feedback, not linter warnings
• A workshop prep assistant that generates outlines, code examples, and exercises from a topic

Kill a developer's most hated chore. Build a tool that plugs into a workflow they already use.

The code gets written, but everything around it is still manual. Every new project starts with 45 minutes of identical boilerplate. Every API ships without docs. Every function ships without tests. Every release needs hand-written changelogs. Notebooks full of great analysis never get published because reformatting for a blog takes an hour. Developers waste time on work that should be automated — and the tools to automate it either don't exist or are half-baked.

• A CLI that scaffolds a production-ready Python project (pyproject.toml, CI, linting, README) in one command
• A test case generator that reads your Python functions and writes pytest tests including edge cases you missed
• An MCP server that connects an LLM to a useful data source — database, spreadsheet, or public API
• A notebook-to-blog pipeline that converts .ipynb files into publish-ready Markdown or Medium posts
• An API documentation generator that reads your FastAPI/Flask/Django code and writes the docs for you
• A git changelog tool that reads commit history and generates structured release notes

Build a personal tool you'd open every day. Bonus if it lives inside something people already use.

The tools people reach for daily — resumes, invoices, expense tracking, content publishing, bookmarks — are either overengineered enterprise software or manual spreadsheet hacks. A freelancer spends 20 minutes per invoice. A job seeker spends 30 minutes tailoring each resume. A developer writes a blog post and never repurposes it for LinkedIn or Twitter. There's a gap for simple, sharp tools that do one thing well and save 20 minutes every day.

• A smart resume tailor that takes your master resume + a job description and generates a version with the right keywords emphasized
• A natural language expense tracker — type “chai 20” or “grocery 850 Big Bazaar” and it auto-categorizes and logs
• An invoice generator for freelancers with auto GST calculation, UPI QR codes, and natural language input
• A content repurposer that turns one blog post into a LinkedIn post, Twitter thread, and Reddit post in the right tone
• A bookmark brain that auto-summarizes and tags saved links so you can search by meaning, not just title
• A meeting-notes-to-action-items extractor that pulls out decisions, owners, and deadlines from messy notes