python-project-template

This is a template for Python projects that provides a starting structure and a set of universally useful CI/CD configurations.

What is this for?

This template can be used as a starting point for new Python projects to get up and running quickly with a standard set of CI/CD configurations and an organized project structure.

Operation	Solution Choice
Linting	flake8, pylint
Testing	pytest
Building	setuptools
Dependency management	pip-tools, dependabot
Additional features	changelog, example MIT license, dependabot configuration

How do I build it?

python -m build

How do I run it?

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m callable

How do I test it?

python -m pytest

Project structure

mainpackage/
    subpackage/
        __init__.py
        samplemodule.py
        tests/
            __init__.py
            test_one.py
            test_two.py

Resources

• Using GitHub template repositories https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template
• GitHub Actions https://docs.github.com/en/actions
• pylint https://pylint.pycqa.org/en/latest/
• flake8 https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/
• pytest https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/
• setuptools https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/
• pip-tools https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools
• dependabot https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core
• Changelog generation https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator
• MIT license https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT