Python Package Template

Template git repository for creating Python packages. Includes the a sample project structure, linting, type checks, unit tests, formatting, and continuous integration.

Installation

Clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/f4str/python-package-template

Change directories into the cloned repository.

cd python-package-template

Install Python and create a virtual environment.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Install the dev dependencies using pip.

pip install -e .[dev]

Development

The tox library is used to run all tests and code formatting. This is automatically installed with the dev requirements. The available options are as follows.

• Run linting checks using flake8.

  tox -e lint

• Run type checks using mypy.

  tox -e type

• Run unit tests pytest.

  tox -e test

• Run all three of the tests above.

  tox

• Format the code using black and isort to comply with linting conventions.

  tox -e format

Upon pull request, merge, or push to the master branch, the three tests with tox will be run using GitHub Actions. The workflow will fail if any of the tests fail. See .github/workflows/python-package.yml for more information on how the CI works.