Posted on 29th August 2017
I've published my first python package on PyPi (See also the New PyPi which seems to have finally synced.)
Get it here: TileMapBase or TileMapBase on new PyPi:
Uses OpenStreetMap tiles, or other tile servers, to produce "basemaps" for use with matplotlib. Uses a SQLite database to cache the tiles, so you can experiment with map production without re-downloading the same tiles. Supports Open Data tiles from the UK Ordnance Survey.
My original aim was to produce a simple, high-level way to use OpenStreetMap style tiles as a "basemap" with MatPlotLib in Jupyter Python notebooks. Since then, I've also been working on TileWindow which uses this library to cache tiles, and provides a tkinter widget which displays a map-- sort of like GoogleMaps but in Python. Ultimately for use in my current job: PredictCode.