Basics on Quality Assurance in Python

The basics towards better software with Python by means of development best practices. A work in progress with a continuous improvement mindset.

There are some basic system-wide prerequisites such as python, venv, pip, and git. Next, we will install pipx and use this tool to install pipenv isolated from the general environment. Finally, pyenv is installed to assure that any Python version requested is available and easily switched to (independently of the system Python, it uses a collection of scripts).

NOTICE: Using UNIX shell commands in a Debian GNU/Linux Bash shell. Adapt accordingly your Operating System.

Content

• Use
• Develop
  • Fork
  • Prerequisites
  • Quality Assurance
  • Wrap-up
  • Run
• History
• License

Use

TODO

Develop

https://github.com/nunoachenriques/basics-qa-python

Fork

In order to facilitate pull requests if you want to contribute then go to https://github.com/nunoachenriques/basics-qa-python and hit fork!

Prerequisites

Linux

macOS

Windows

Quality Assurance

NOTICE: Make sure you've completed the Prerequisites for your operating system case!

SHORTCUT: If you've completed the Prerequisites AND NOT interested in the details then you may skip this step-by-step guide and jump to the next section Wrap-up.

Quality Assurance Step by Step

Wrap-up

All the prerequisites must be accomplished (by following the above instructions or by means of a previous project installation). The project files for quality assurance must be in place by one of two options:

• Contributing to the Basics QA Python project.

  First, a fork of the remote. Second, the clone in your own repository:

  git clone [email protected]:{YOUR_OWN_USER}/basics-qa-python.git

  cd basics-qa-python
  pipenv install --dev
  pipenv run pre-commit install -t pre-commit
  pipenv run pre-commit install -t pre-push

  Third, carry on coding, committing, and issuing pull requests to the main project.

• Developing a new project using this quality assurance.

  First, use the template in the remote or unzip a download from Basics QA Python GitHub. Second, choose your own project name:

  mv basics-qa-python YOUR-OWN-PROJECT-NAME
  cd YOUR-OWN-PROJECT-NAME
  pipenv install --dev
  git init
  pipenv run pre-commit install -t pre-commit
  pipenv run pre-commit install -t pre-push

  Third, custom everything you see fit (NOTICE: change basics-qa-python references and URL to your owns) then code, commit, and push to a remote if you've added your local Git-based repository to a newly created project with an <URL> provided by a remote (e.g., GitLab).

  git remote add origin <URL>

How to test the .pre-commit-config.yaml calls and also the configuration in pyproject.toml:

pipenv run pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage commit
pipenv run pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage push

Run

A command-line interface is available and ready to run the application:

pipenv run python app_cli.py

History

It started in 2022 with an urge to compile some basics of quality assurance for application development in Python. The motivation was and is to simplify, automate, and guarantee a proper normalised and more secure code.

By me Nuno A. C. Henriques and by Alexandre Almeida's precious contributions in code and vivid discussions!

License

Copyright 2022 Nuno A. C. Henriques https://nunoachenriques.net

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.