Potpot is an open-source Python3 library designed to create multipurpose swarms capable of collecting data from a range of devices. Users can control these swarms via an intuitive user interface and gain access and analysis for collected information in one centralized place.

Researchers looking to create more scalable projects will find this an indispensable resource. Users can create individual swarms or combine them for larger experiments by creating or joining multiple swarms; additionally, these swarms can be reused across experiments as well as adjusted to new hardware/software platforms.

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A key to great hot pot dining lies not only in creating an irresistibly flavorful broth in which everything simmers (though that is certainly important), but in offering an abundance of dipping sauces and ingredients – from leek flower sauce (made with white flowers from garlic chives) to umami-rich XO sauce or fermented bean curd – to complement each bite you take.

Pots have the potential to help reduce discard rates from fisheries employing passive set nets, bottom trawls and dredges (Morello et al. 2021), although more research needs to be conducted in order to assess their use as low impact alternatives or complements to more conventional practices in Mediterranean waters.