bingomatic 1.2.0

A bingo card generator for conferences like DevOpsDays

Bingomatic

A bingo card generator for conferences like DevOpsDays. This is a simple Python CLI that will generate 5" x 5" bingo cards, two to a landscape page, for use at events and conferences.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12 or higher
• uv package manager

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bingomatic.git
cd bingomatic
uv sync

Usage

Validate Configuration

Before generating bingo cards, validate your configuration file:

uv run bingomatic validate

Success output:

Configuration valid.

Error output (missing config):

Config file missing, please create it using the template and README instructions.

Generate Bingo Cards

Generate PDF bingo cards using your configuration:

uv run bingomatic generate

Success output:

Generated 2 bingo cards: /path/to/output/bingo-cards-2025-12-25.pdf

The generated PDF will contain:

• Two 5×5 bingo card grids per landscape page
• Each square measuring 1" × 1"
• Event name centered above each grid
• Event logo in the center square
• Name of participant below each grid

Configuration

Bingomatic uses a YAML configuration file located at ~/.bingomatic/config.yaml.

Setup

1. Create the configuration directory:

mkdir -p ~/.bingomatic

2. Copy the template to create your config file:

cp config_template.yaml ~/.bingomatic/config.yaml

3. Edit the config file with your event details.

Configuration Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
event_name	string	Yes	Name of your event (e.g., "DevOpsDays Austin 2026")
logo_location	string	Yes	Path to your event logo image
output_directory	string	Yes	Directory where generated cards will be saved
bingo_squares	array	Yes	List of phrases/terms for bingo squares
card_count	integer	No	Number of bingo cards to generate (default: 2)

Example Configuration

event_name: "DevOpsDays Austin 2026"
logo_location: "/path/to/logo.png"
output_directory: "/path/to/output"
card_count: 2
bingo_squares:
  - "Kubernetes"
  - "CI/CD"
  - "Infrastructure as Code"
  - "Observability"
  - "GitOps"
  - "Platform Engineering"
  # Add at least 24 items for a 5x5 card with a free space

Development

Running Tests

uv run pytest tests/ -v

License

See LICENSE for details.