About Hildie

Hildie the dog

The Name

When it came time to name this Python monorepo, all the good names were already taken on PyPI. You know how it is - every sensible, descriptive name for a utilities package has been claimed long ago.

So instead of settling for something like super-utils-2-electric-boogaloo or yet-another-python-tools, this project is named after Hildie, the goodest dog.

Who is Hildie?

Hildie is a very good dog who clearly deserves to have a Python package named after her. Unlike most package names, “Hildie” was available, meaningful, and comes with the added benefit of having an adorable mascot.

The Project

Despite its unconventional naming origin, Hildie is a serious Python monorepo containing various utilities and tools for:

  • Archiving Git fork repositories

  • Command-line interface utilities

  • Application helpers

  • Core library functions

Built with modern Python tooling including Bazel, uv, and pytest, Hildie aims to be a well-structured and maintainable collection of reusable Python code.

Philosophy

If all the good names are taken, why not name your project after something that actually matters? Hildie the dog > generic-python-utils any day.