Hannah Hazi for CodeLand 2022

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

[On-Demand Talk] How I Tracked My Pregnancy with Python & Emojis

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About this talk

While I was pregnant I developed a web app to track my progress in a fun and different way - with emoji! I used the web framework Anvil which let me write the app entirely in Python - no need to worry about CSS or HTML.

I'll talk you through how I put the app together and added custom links, a login portal, weekly email updates to my users and more.

Try out the app here! https://www.howpregnantami.com

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🌈 Comment below and ask me questions — I might just answer them during my live speaker discussion!

About me

Hi! I'm Hannah Hazi. I'm a software engineer based in Cambridge, UK. I originally wanted to become a civil engineer but fell in love with Python after exploring 3D printing and never looked back. I currently works at Anvil as a Developer Advocate, helping people build web apps with nothing but Python. In my spare time, I love playing with Raspberry Pi and making art. My website is raspberrycheesecake.github.io.

This on-demand talk is part of CodeLand 2022 — a virtual conference brought to you by CodeNewbie & DEV on June 16 & 17, 2022.

Top comments (22)

Daniela Ortiz-Kosobucki • Jun 16 '22

Hello Hannah! I am a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist who is starting into the software dev world. I love learning and hearing of tools people are creating to help people who are pregnant, so thank you so much for your app, your talk, and sharing your resources!

Dulya Perera • Jun 16 '22 • Edited

Wooahh..!! Amazing talk @raspberrycheesecake 😍😇😊 And I love your baby boy.. he is sooo cuteee..👦

Anja • Jun 16 '22

I never heard of Anvil until today but it looks cool and I really like Python, thanks for sharing your work, I'll try it. :)

Hannah Hazi • Jun 16 '22

Thanks for the lovely comments everyone! 😊 I'll try and get to each of your specific questions during my live chat later, and add my thoughts in text here as well

Madelene Campos • Jun 16 '22

I love Python as well. Thanks for the talk!

Anya Brun • Jun 16 '22

Belated congratulations on your little boy! We need more women making apps and other products for women. Thank you for demonstrating what that looks like!

Aigars Pluģis • Jun 16 '22 • Edited

The tool and used technology is so good, at least you can track yourself and your baby as well (even tho it's not directly relevant to me).

btw, great talk, Hannah!

Rebecca Z • Jun 16 '22

This is such a fun talk Hannah!

I love the emoji use! Python3 is the BEST for that
It's so awesome you were able to make something because of a gap you identified in pregnancy apps. I'm working on a side project to track food for my picky eater.
Was the user authentication/account creation very difficult for you?

Hannah Hazi • Jun 16 '22

Yesss I am a big fan of languages that fully support Unicode 🎉
That food tracking app sounds like a cool idea! I've had some good and not so good app experiences with tracking weaning so far - I'm not sure if any of them's really nailed it for me yet
Nope! I kind of cheated using Anvil to make this app, honestly. There's authentication for Google, Facebook and Microsoft accounts already baked in - anvil.works/docs/users/authenticat... I just used the Google one but I could have added more