natlinkcore 5.3.11

Python portion of Natlink, a compatibility module for Dragon Naturally Speaking

Natlinkcore

More Information

Please refer to the README file in the project repository https://github.com/dictation-toolbox/natlink for more information about natlink.

Installing from PyPi

You can install from The Python Package Index (PyPI) with

py -m pip install natlinkcore

Note that natlinkcore will not install if you have not installed Natlink first. Natlink is installed through running an installer.

Test Framework

Tests use the pytest framework.
For developers, if you are developing on the project, please add tests for any new features or bug fixes.

Mandy Python IDEs such as Visual Studio Code have build in support for test frameworks and make it easy to run and debug pytest. see Visual Studio Code for testing.

Building the Python Package Locally

py -m build to build the Python package locally.

Publishing to PyPi is done through the trusted publisher mechanism when a release is created on github using github actions.

Publishing checklist

Before you bump the version number in init.py and publish:

• Check the pyroject.toml file for package dependancies. Do you need a specfic or newer version of a dependancy such as dtactions? Then add or update the version # requirement in dtactions.

Debugging Instructions

Read the detailed developer instructions for setting up the debugger. You can look in this projects tree until documentation/developers.rst.