Okay, so today I’m gonna talk about my little adventure with “lee paige.” Heard the name tossed around, saw some interesting stuff online, and thought, “Why not dive in and see what’s up?”
First thing I did was, you know, the usual – Google it. Just wanted to get a feel for what people were saying, any projects out there, that kind of thing. Found a few interesting threads and some scattered bits of code. Nothing concrete, but enough to pique my interest.
Next, I started digging around GitHub. Figured if there was anything substantial, it’d probably be living there. Scrolled through a bunch of repos, some personal blogs, even some abandoned projects. It was a bit of a rabbit hole, honestly. A lot of dead ends and half-finished experiments.
But then I stumbled upon this one repo that looked promising. It was a collection of scripts, mostly Python, dealing with image processing. Looked like someone was playing around with different filters and effects, kind of artsy stuff. The code was a bit messy, not gonna lie, but I could see the potential.
So, I cloned the repo, set up a virtual environment (gotta keep things clean!), and started running some of the scripts. Most of them worked right out of the box, which was a pleasant surprise. Some of the filters were actually pretty cool. Got some funky, almost psychedelic effects going on.
After playing around with the existing scripts, I decided to try my hand at modifying them. I’m not a Python expert, but I can usually hack my way through things. I tweaked some of the parameters, added some new effects, and even tried to optimize the code a bit. It was a fun learning experience.
One thing I wanted to try was integrating some of these filters into a small web app. Just something simple where you could upload an image and apply different effects in real-time. I used Flask for the backend and some basic HTML/CSS for the frontend. It was a bit clunky, but it worked.
Here’s what I learned from this whole “lee paige” experiment:
- Sometimes the best projects are the ones you stumble upon.
- Don’t be afraid to dive into messy code. You can always clean it up later.
- Building something small and functional is more rewarding than spending weeks planning a perfect project.
What’s next?
Well, I’m thinking about cleaning up the web app, maybe adding some more features. Also, I might try to contribute some of my modifications back to the original repo. Who knows, maybe someone else will find them useful.
Overall, it was a fun little side project. I learned some new things, got to play around with some cool technologies, and even created something that I can actually use. Not bad for a weekend’s worth of work!
