TungTTUnlike the math modeling posts you usually see on this blog, this one is a small gift: a tool that turns a few lines of your feelings into a beautiful-looking letter.
Why I made this
My feelings usually aren't easy to say out loud, but writing them down, with some preparation, is a different story. Still, a plain text message felt too ordinary, so I chose to write a letter instead. The problem was, after years of studying and working while just typing code, my handwriting has gotten really bad - and bad handwriting pretty much cuts a letter's value in half 😂.
So I built this project to fix that: just prepare the content, and the
project outputs a single .html file - send it through any chat app, and
the recipient just needs to tap it to view it right away. It can also be
customized by theme, to make the "letter" feel even more special.
11 "moods" to choose from
The project ships with 11 templates, each with its own color palette and mood. The letter's content stays the same - just switch templates to get a completely different vibe.
Try them out below:
How to use it
Get Python ready, install the jinja2 and pyyaml libraries, write your
letter's content into a YAML file, then run
python generate.pyThe script will ask you to pick a content file and a template, then output a
single .html file in output/ - send that file to the recipient and you're
done.
Code available at Tung-hehe/love-letter
Happy coding, and may your feelings be fully received through every letter!
