pypackitup 1.0.1

Template repository for developing Python packages.

pypackitup - Python Package Template

Template repository for developing Python packages.

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Table of Contents

• About
  • Dependencies
  • Toolchain
• Setup
  • Configuration
  • Version Control
  • Documentation
  • Environment
  • Code

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About

The Python Package Template is an example for Python package development.

Dependencies

The Python Package Template does not have any third-party dependencies to run the code. It has several development dependencies, which can be seen in the package pyproject.toml.

Toolchain

The below tools and resources are used as part of pypackitup:

• uv - package management
• ruff - code linting
• bandit - code security
• make - Makefile build automation
• MkDocs - package documentation
• python-dotenv - programmatic access to environment variables defined in a .env file
• pytest - code testing framework
• GitHub Actions - CI/CD
• act - GitHub Actions testing

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Setup

The below list covers all updates needed in the Python Package Template when using it to create a new Python package:

Configuration

• pyproject.toml: Update all relevant fields as needed for the new package.

Version Control

• .gitignore: Add any package-specific files that should not be checked in to version control.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/: Make any package-specific changes to the project issue templates.
• .github/workflows/python-package.yml: Update the supported Python versions and add any necessary CI/CD steps.

Documentation

• README.md: Update the README.md with all necessary package documentation.
• mkdocs.yml: Update the nav section with all necessary pages and their corresponding Markdown files (see below).
• docs-mkdocs/CNAME: Update the CNAME file with the desired mkdocs documentation GitHub Pages custom domain.
• docs-mkdocs/extra.css: Add any custom CSS for the mkdocs documentation.
• docs-mkdocs/extra.js: Add any custom JavaScript for the mkdocs documentation.
• docs-mkdocs/*.md: Add any necessary Markdown (.md) files for pages in the mkdocs documentation.
• docs-mkdocs/*.svg/*.png/*.jpg/etc.: Add any necessary images for the mkdocs documentation.

Environment

• .env: Create a .env file from the provided .env.template file (run cp .env.template .env in the command line) and add any necessary package environment variables.

Code

• src/pypackitup/: Rename the source code directory to match the project directory and follow the PEP naming conventions for the package.
• src/pypackitup/__init__.py: Update the package __init__.py with available imports.
• src/pypackitup/*.py: Add package code.
• tests/: Add tests for package code.