Halfway through my first postdoc it was clear it would be very difficult to submit a paper to a journal before my contract ended. How do I make something useful in the time allotted that keeps me motivated enough to finish a paper after my contract ends (and useful on a CV)? Answer: package my code into a tested library via GitHub, The Python Package Index (PyPI) and Zenodo for citations. Goals: - Pros and cons of rearranging a project for public release (5 min) - Python cookiecutter templates (5 min) - Options for testing (standard library unittest vs pytest) (5 min) - Continuous Integration (Travis vs GitHub Actions) (5 min) - Documentation (5 min) - Release on Zotero for citation (5 min) Prerequisites: - Intermediate Python - Command line